How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions--And the Art of Knowing When Not to by Yates, Kit
How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions--And the Art of Knowing When Not to by Yates, Kit

How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions--And the Art of Knowing When Not to

A "vivid, wide-ranging, and delightful guide" (bestselling author Tim Harford) for understanding how and why predictions go...
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How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions--And the Art of Knowing When Not to by Yates, Kit

How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions--And the Art of Knowing When Not to

$73.63
How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions--And the Art of Knowing When Not to by Yates, Kit

How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions--And the Art of Knowing When Not to

$73.63
Author: Kit Yates
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A "vivid, wide-ranging, and delightful guide" (bestselling author Tim Harford) for understanding how and why predictions go wrong, with practical tips to give you a better chance of getting them right

How can you be 100 percent sure you will win a bet? Why did so many Pompeians stay put while Mount Vesuvius was erupting? Are you more likely to work in a kitchen if your last name is Baker? Ever since the dawn of human civilization, we have been trying to make predictions about what the world has in store for us. For just as long, we have been getting it wrong. In How to Expect the Unexpected, mathematician Kit Yates uncovers the surprising science that undergirds our predictions--and how we can use it to our advantage.   

From religious oracles to weather forecasters, and from politicians to economists, we are subjected to poor predictions all the time. Synthesizing results from math, biology, psychology, sociology, medicine, economic theory, and physics, Yates provides tools for readers to understand uncertainty and to recognize the cognitive biases that make accurate predictions so hard to come by.  

This book will teach you how and why predictions go wrong, help you to spot phony forecasts, and give you a better chance of getting your own predictions correct. 



Author: Kit Yates
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 10/31/2023
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781541604933


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/28/2023
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