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

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Publisher's Synopsis

Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events, often at great cost to society. In 'The Signal and the Noise', New York Times political forecaster Nate Silver, who accurately predicted the results of every single state in the 2012 US election, reveals how we can all develop better foresight in an uncertain world.

Book information

ISBN: 9780606368056
Publisher: Penguin Books
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
Edition: New edition
DEWEY: 303.49
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: xvii, 536
Weight: 544g
Height: 211mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 36mm