The signal and the noise : the art and science of prediction
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The signal and the noise : the art and science of prediction
AUTHOR:
Silver, Nate, 1978-
ISBN:
9780141975658
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Penguin Books, 2013
PHYSICAL_DESC:
534 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
First published: 2012.
ABSTRACT:
Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair's breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger. Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, Silver examines the world of prediction.
SUBJECT:
| Forecasting |
| Forecasting -- Methodology |
| Forecasting -- History |
| Bayesian statistical decision theory |
| Knowledge, Theory of |
BIBSUMMARY:
Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair's breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger. Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, Silver examines the world of prediction.