The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

How anyone can become a data ninja

From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, numbers aren't enough: we need to know how to make those numbers talk. In The Model Thinker, social scientist Scott E. Page shows us the mathematical, statistical, and computational models -- from linear regression to random walks and far beyond -- that can turn anyone into a genius. At the core of the book is Page's "many-model paradigm," which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data, leading to wiser choices, more accurate predictions, and more robust designs. The Model Thinker provides a toolkit for business people, students, scientists, pollsters, and bloggers to make them better, clearer thinkers, able to leverage data and information to their advantage.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 11/27/2018
ISBN: 9780465094622
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.70d

Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2019