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Book

Author

Silver, Nate, 1978-

Title The signal and the noise : why most predictions fail --but some don't / Nate Silver.

Imprint

New York : Penguin Press, 2012.

Copies

Location		Call No.	Status
GDL Grandview Library Non-Fiction		519.542 SIL	DUE 06-15-23
GDL Montrose Library Non-Fiction		519.542 SIL	Available
GDL Pacific Park Library Non-Fiction		519.542 SIL	Available

Description	534 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	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.
ISBN	9781594204111
	159420411X