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

Silver, Nate, 1978-
2012
CB158 .S54 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
The signal and the noise : why so many predictions--fail but some don't / Nate Silver.
Author
Silver, Nate, 1978-
ISBN
9781594204111
159420411X
Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
534 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
CB158 .S54 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
519.5/42
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-514) and index.
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