Super Crunchers
Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way To Be Smart
Ian Ayres
Get ready for a fascinating journey into the world of number crunching! In this groundbreaking book, economist Ian Ayres takes us on a tour of how today’s organizations are leveraging big data to gain greater insights into human behavior. Known as “Super Crunchers,” these decision makers are using powerful mathematical formulas to predict everything from football player performance to airline ticket prices. Ayres explores the benefits and risks of relying on data over intuition and shows us how Super Crunchers can be used for our benefit, not manipulation. Don't miss out on this thought-provoking read!
Publish Date
2007-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
2007-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.71
ISBN
9780553384734
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2020-11-09T22:47:53.000Z
To grasp where baseball scouting and player development is going, converting your brain from deterministic (X causes Y) to probabilistic thinking (X implies Y some Z% of the time) is the first step.
Here are the two books that helped me make the leap. – source