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- 2007013804 abstract "Gone are the days of solely relying on intuition to make decisions. Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. Economist Ian Ayres shows how today's organizations are analyzing massive databases at lightning speed to provide greater insights into human behavior. From Web sites like Google and Amazon that know your tastes, to a physician's diagnosis or your child's education, to boardrooms and government agencies, this new breed of decisionmakers are calling the shots. And they are delivering staggeringly accurate results. How can a football coach evaluate a player without ever seeing him play? How can a formula outpredict wine experts in determining the best vintages? Super crunchers have the answers. In this brave new world of equation versus expertise, Ayres shows us the benefits and risks, who loses and who wins, and how super crunching can be used to help, not manipulate us.--From publisher description.".
- 2007013804 contributor B10765278.
- 2007013804 created "2007.".
- 2007013804 date "2007".
- 2007013804 date "2007.".
- 2007013804 dateCopyrighted "2007.".
- 2007013804 description "Gone are the days of solely relying on intuition to make decisions. Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. Economist Ian Ayres shows how today's organizations are analyzing massive databases at lightning speed to provide greater insights into human behavior. From Web sites like Google and Amazon that know your tastes, to a physician's diagnosis or your child's education, to boardrooms and government agencies, this new breed of decisionmakers are calling the shots. And they are delivering staggeringly accurate results. How can a football coach evaluate a player without ever seeing him play? How can a formula outpredict wine experts in determining the best vintages? Super crunchers have the answers. In this brave new world of equation versus expertise, Ayres shows us the benefits and risks, who loses and who wins, and how super crunching can be used to help, not manipulate us.--From publisher description.".
- 2007013804 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2007013804 description "Introduction : the rise of the super crunchers -- Who's doing your thinking for you? -- Creating your own data with the flip of a coin -- Government by chance -- How should physicians treat evidence-based medicine? -- Experts vs. equations -- Why now? -- Are we having fun yet? -- The future of intuition (and expertise).".
- 2007013804 extent "260 p. :".
- 2007013804 identifier "0553805401 (hardcover)".
- 2007013804 identifier "9780553805406 (hardcover)".
- 2007013804 identifier 2007013804-b.html.
- 2007013804 identifier 2007013804-d.html.
- 2007013804 identifier 2007013804-s.html.
- 2007013804 identifier 2007013804.html.
- 2007013804 issued "2007".
- 2007013804 issued "2007.".
- 2007013804 language "eng".
- 2007013804 publisher "New York : Bantam Books,".
- 2007013804 subject "519.5 22".
- 2007013804 subject "HA29 .A88 2007".
- 2007013804 subject "Regression analysis.".
- 2007013804 subject "Sampling (Statistics)".
- 2007013804 subject "Standard deviations.".
- 2007013804 subject "Statistics.".
- 2007013804 tableOfContents "Introduction : the rise of the super crunchers -- Who's doing your thinking for you? -- Creating your own data with the flip of a coin -- Government by chance -- How should physicians treat evidence-based medicine? -- Experts vs. equations -- Why now? -- Are we having fun yet? -- The future of intuition (and expertise).".
- 2007013804 title "Super crunchers : why thinking-by-numbers is the new way to be smart / Ian Ayres.".
- 2007013804 type "text".