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Summary and Analysis of The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—but Some Don't: Based on the Book by Nate Silver
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Signal and the Noise tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Nate Silver’s book.
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This short summary and analysis of The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver
Historical context
Chapter-by-chapter summaries
Important quotes
Fascinating trivia
Glossary of terms
Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work
About The Signal and the Noise by Nate
Drawing on groundbreaking research, The Signal and the Noise, written by the founder and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight.com, examines how data has been used in prediction and forecasting, and how to find the true signals—the points that indicate that something will happen—amidst noisy and distracting data.
Addressing different fields of forecasting and predictions—from politics to earthquakes to poker—Silver explores the reasons why some things are easier to forecast, like the weather, while others are so difficult, such as terrorism.
From one of the country’s smartest thinkers. The Signal and the Noise provides vital insights into how to think about probability and predictions on the economy, climate change, sports, and other subjects that impact our lives.
The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.
This short summary and analysis of The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver
Historical context
Chapter-by-chapter summaries
Important quotes
Fascinating trivia
Glossary of terms
Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work
About The Signal and the Noise by Nate
Drawing on groundbreaking research, The Signal and the Noise, written by the founder and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight.com, examines how data has been used in prediction and forecasting, and how to find the true signals—the points that indicate that something will happen—amidst noisy and distracting data.
Addressing different fields of forecasting and predictions—from politics to earthquakes to poker—Silver explores the reasons why some things are easier to forecast, like the weather, while others are so difficult, such as terrorism.
From one of the country’s smartest thinkers. The Signal and the Noise provides vital insights into how to think about probability and predictions on the economy, climate change, sports, and other subjects that impact our lives.
The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.
52 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 10, 2017
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