{"product_id":"super-crunchers-why-thinking-by-numbers-is-the-new-way-to-be-smart-paperback","title":"Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way To Be Smart - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Ayres\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWith new information on crunching your own numbers to get the edge the experts have\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn international sensation--and still the talk of the relevant blogosphere--this \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebusiness bestseller examines the \"power\" in numbers. Today more than ever, number crunching affects your life in ways you might not even imagine. Intuition and experience are no longer enough to make the grade. In order to succeed--even survive--in our data-based world, you need to become statistically literate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cutting-edge organizations are already crunching increasingly larger databases to find the unseen connections among seemingly unconnected things to predict human behavior with staggeringly accurate results. From Internet sites like Google and Amazon that use filters to keep track of your tastes and your purchasing history, to insurance companies and government agencies that every day make decisions affecting your life, the brave new world of the super crunchers is happening right now. No one who wants to stay ahead of the curve should make another keystroke without reading Ian Ayres's engrossing and enlightening book.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Ayres, an econometrician and lawyer, is the William K. Townsend Professor at Yale Law School, and a professor at Yale's School of Management. He is a regular commentator on public radio's \u003ci\u003eMarketplace \u003c\/i\u003eand a columnist for\u003ci\u003e Forbes \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He is currently the editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Law, Economics and Organization\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written eight books and more than a hundred articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.26 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52487585104179,"sku":"9780553384734","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3uonra0Ghs9780553384734.webp?v=1759848831","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/super-crunchers-why-thinking-by-numbers-is-the-new-way-to-be-smart-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}