Book
Super Crunchers
by Ian Ayres
- Published
- 2007
- Genre
- Science/Math
- Publisher
- Pegasus
- Pages
- 260
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1081413.Super_Crunchers?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15
Reading measures
- Suggested reading age
- ages 17–18
- Ambleside year
- Year 12 onwards · ages 17–20
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Why would a casino try and stop you from losing? How can a mathematical formula find your future spouse? Would you know if a statistical analysis blackballed you from a job you wanted?Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. In this lively and groundbreaking new book, economist Ian Ayres shows how today's best and brightest organizations are analyzing massive databases at lightening speed to provide greater insights into human behavior. They are the Super Crunchers. From internet sites like Google and Amazon that know your tastes better than you do, to a physician's diagnosis and your child's education, to boardrooms and government agencies, this new breed of decision makers are calling the shots.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9786055943059
- ISBN-10
- 6055943050
Tags
BusinessDataEconomicsInformationNonfictionScience-MathematicsStatistics