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The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of StatisticsFrom "one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics" (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics. Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford...
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The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War IIIn 1943, while the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals were winning pennants and meeting in that year's World Series, one of the nation's strongest baseball teams practiced on a skinned-out college field in the heart of North Carolina. Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky,...
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Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find InterestingI would say that learning this material ... has lifted some of the existential weight from me. Things aren't as bad as they are trumpeted to be. In fact, they're quite a bit better, and they're getting better, and so we're doing a better...
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How to Lie with StatisticsFrom distorted graphs and biased samples to misleading averages, there are countless statistical dodges that lend cover to anyone with an ax to grind or a product to sell. With abundant examples and illustrations, Darrell Huff's lively and engaging primer clarifies the basic principles...
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The Misbehavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Financial TurbulenceFirst Edition (0)Signed Copy (0) Synopsis About this title Mathematical superstar and inventor of fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot, has spent the past forty years studying the underlying mathematics of space and natural patterns. What many of his followers don't realize is that he has...
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Data Analysis for Social Science: A Friendly and Practical IntroductionAn ideal textbook for an introductory course on quantitative methods for social scientists--assumes no prior knowledge of statistics or coding Data Analysis for Social Science provides a friendly introduction to the statistical concepts and programming skills needed to conduct and evaluate social scientific studies....
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Ron Shandler's 2023 Baseball Forecaster: & Encyclopedia of FanalyticsFor more than thirty years, the very best in baseball predictions and statistics. The industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to approach prognostication by breaking performance down into its...
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Princeton Review AP Statistics Prep, 2023: 5 Practice Tests + Complete Content Review + Strategies & TechniquesEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SCORE A PERFECT 5. Ace the AP Statistics Exam with this comprehensive study guide, including 5 full-length practice tests with answer explanations, content reviews for all topics, strategies for every question type, and access to online extras.Techniques That Actually Work.-...
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Introduction to Probability, Statistics, and Random ProcessesThis book introduces students to probability, statistics, and stochastic processes. It can be used by both students and practitioners in engineering, various sciences, finance, and other related fields. It provides a clear and intuitive approach to these topics while maintaining mathematical accuracy. The book...
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair GameMoneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only the single most influential baseball book ever (Rob...
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In Scoring Position: 40 Years of a Baseball Love AffairA love letter to the game of baseball from one of America's foremost scribes Bob Ryan has scored every baseball game he's attended, at every level, since the start of the 1977 season. It's a deeply personal tradition still going strong at more than...
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong about the World--And Why Things Are Better Than You ThinkINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "One of the most important books I've ever read--an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world." - Bill Gates "Hans Rosling tells the story of 'the secret silent miracle of human progress' as only he can. But Factfulness...
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Probability and Statistics for EconomistsA comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the mathematics that all economics students need to know Probability theory is the quantitative language used to handle uncertainty and is the foundation of modern statistics. Probability and Statistics for Economists provides graduate and PhD students with an...
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So You Think You Know Baseball: The Baseball Hall of Fame Trivia Book (Celebrate Dad's Day with This Happy Father's Day Gift)Baseball Facts and MLB Trivia for the Ultimate Baseball Fan#1 New Release in Statistics and Baseball History In this third title published by National Baseball Hall of Fame Books, test your knowledge of baseball trivia against the experts--the National Baseball Hall of Fame and...
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The Shift - The Business of Baseball at The Youth-High School and Professional LevelIn my early years as a college coach, while out recruiting several local American Legion and Senior Babe Ruth tournaments, I began to hear about these "AAU" travel baseball tournaments. This was truly the very beginning of hearing that term, travel baseball. I was...
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Game Theory: A Very Short IntroductionGames are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. This Very Short Introduction offers a succinct tour...
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Statistics All-In-One for DummiesThe odds-on best way to master stats. Statistics All-in-One For Dummies is packed with lessons, examples, and practice problems to help you slay your stats course. Develop confidence and understanding in statistics with easy-to-understand (even fun) explanations of key concepts. Plus, you'll get access...
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Baseball America 2022 AlmanacAll the baseball stats for every level of the game in one book The only definitive baseball annual on the market, the Baseball America Almanac is a book whose value only grows year to year. It includes statistics and award winners for all levels...
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Living in Data: A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information FutureJer Thorp's analysis of the word "data" in 10,325 New York Times stories written between 1984 and 2018 shows a distinct trend: among the words most closely associated with "data," we find not only its classic companions "information" and "digital," but also a variety...
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Picturing America's Pastime: Historic Photography from the Baseball Hall of Fame ArchivesBaseball Photography Classics"It's a great addition to your coffee table, or as a gift to the baseball fan in your life." ―baseballmusings.com#1 New Release in Photojournalism, Photo Essays, Statistics, History, Sports Photography, and SportsPicturing America's Pastime celebrates baseball through a unique photography collection of...
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