Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Super Crunchers
by Ian Ayres
Interesting at times, Super Crunchers advances the value of decision making based on data. The implications of this lessens the value of "experts". Wine critic, doctor, and teachers, to name but a few, could see a decreased role if Super Crunching is properly played out.
Ian Ayres did a nice job explaining standard deviation and how political polls are misunderstood (me included).
I might have liked this book more if I had not read Freakonomics first. It does not compare in scope or enjoyment.
Interesting at times, Super Crunchers advances the value of decision making based on data. The implications of this lessens the value of "experts". Wine critic, doctor, and teachers, to name but a few, could see a decreased role if Super Crunching is properly played out.
Ian Ayres did a nice job explaining standard deviation and how political polls are misunderstood (me included).
I might have liked this book more if I had not read Freakonomics first. It does not compare in scope or enjoyment.
