Book Review The Model Thinker What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
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The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
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Author : Scott E. Page
Pages : 448
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Release Date :2018-11-27
ISBN :0465094627
Publisher :Basic Books
Description Book:
Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja.From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, numbers aren't enough: we need to know how to make those numbers talk. In The Model Thinker, social scientist Scott E. Page shows us the mathematical, statistical, and computational models—from linear regression to random walks and far beyond—that can turn anyone into a genius. At the core of the book is Page's