Super Crunchers

副标题: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart

ISBN: 9780553805406

出版社: Bantam

出版年: 2007-8

页数: 260

定价: USD 25.00

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

Why would a casino try and stop you from losing? How can a mathematical formula find your future spouse? Would you know if a statistical analysis blackballed you from a job you wanted?

Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. In this lively and groundbreaking new book, economist Ian Ayres shows how today's best and brightest organizations are analyzing massive databases at lightening speed to provide greater insights into human behavior. They are the Super Crunchers. From internet sites like Google and Amazon that know your tastes better than you do, to a physician's diagnosis and your child's education, to boardrooms and government agencies, this new breed of decision makers are calling the shots. And they are delivering staggeringly accurate results. How can a football coach evaluate a player without ever seeing him play? Want to know whether the price of an airline ticket will go up or down before you buy? How can a formula outpredict wine experts in determining the best vintages? Super crunchers have the answers. In this brave new world of equation versus expertise, Ayres shows us the benefits and risks, who loses and who wins, and how super crunching can be used to help, not manipulate us.

Gone are the days of solely relying on intuition to make decisions. No businessperson, consumer, or student who wants to stay ahead of the curve should make another keystroke without reading Super Crunchers.

作者简介

伊恩·艾瑞斯，计量经济学家、律师，耶鲁管理学院教授。他是《福布斯》杂志的专栏作家，目前是《法律、经济学和组织机构期刊》（Journal of Law,and Organization）的编辑，曾著有8本书，发表过100多篇文章。

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