Super Crunchers by Ian Ayres
Beginning with examples of the mathematician who out-predicted wine buffs in determining the best vintages, and the sports scouts who use statistics rather than intuition to pick winners, this work exposes the world of data-miners, introducing the people and the techniques.
Groundbreaking.. Not only is it fun to read. It just may change the way you think' -- Stephen D Levitt co-author of Freakonomics
Ian Ayres is a professor at Yale, both in the Law School and in the School of Management, as well as a lawyer and author. He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio in America and a columnist for Forbes magazine. A contributor to the New York Times and editor of the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, he has written eight books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719564642 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719564646 |
| Title | Super Crunchers |
| Author | Ian Ayres |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2007-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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