The signal and the noise why so many predictions--fail but some don't

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.

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Main Author: Silver, Nate, 1978-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
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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.
Physical Description:534 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-514) and index.
ISBN:9781594204111
159420411X
Author Notes:Nate Silver is the founder of FiveThirtyEight and the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise and On the Edge . He writes the Substack "Silver Bulletin."