The Signal and the Noise

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-01-05 Publisher: Penguin Books US 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 global financial crisis to 911 to the Fukushima disaster. we often fail to foresee hugely significant events. In The Signal and the Noise. the New York Times political forecaster and statistics guru Nate Silver explores the art of prediction. revealing how we can all build a better crystal ball.In his quest to distinguish the true signal from a universe of noisy data. Silver visits hundreds of expert forecasters. in fields ranging from the stock market to the poker table. from earthquakes to terrorism. What lies behind their success And why do so many predictions still fail By analysing the rare prescient forecasts. and applying a more quantitativ...

Author: Nate Silver 

Publisher:  Penguin 

Released Date: 2013

ISBN: 9780143124009