The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't by Nate Silver

The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't

Nate Silver

545 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative medium-paced

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 Nate 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--all by the time he was thirty. He solidified his standing as the nation...

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