{"product_id":"9781119646037","title":"Analytics Stories : How to Make Good things Happen","description":"\u003cp\u003eInform your own analyses by seeing how one of the best data analysts in the world approaches analytics problems \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Analytics Stories: How to Make Good Things Happen is a thoughtful, incisive, and entertaining exploration of the application of analytics to real-world problems and situations. Covering fields as diverse as sports, finance, politics, healthcare, and business, Analytics Stories bridges the gap between the oft inscrutable world of data analytics and the concrete problems it solves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Distinguished professor and author Wayne L. Winston answers questions like: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWas Liverpool over Barcelona the greatest upset in sports history? \n\u003cbr\u003eWas Derek Jeter a great infielder \n\u003cbr\u003eWhat's wrong with the NFL QB rating? \n\u003cbr\u003eHow did Madoff keep his fund going? \n\u003cbr\u003eDoes a mutual fund's past performance predict future performance? \n\u003cbr\u003eWhat caused the Crash of 2008? \n\u003cbr\u003eCan we predict where crimes are likely to occur? \n\u003cbr\u003eIs the lot of the American worker improving? \n\u003cbr\u003eHow can analytics save the US Republic? \n\u003cbr\u003eThe birth of evidence-based medicine: How did James Lind know citrus fruits cured scurvy? \n\u003cbr\u003eHow can I objectively compare hospitals? \n\u003cbr\u003eHow can we predict heart attacks in real time? \n\u003cbr\u003eHow does a retail store know if you're pregnant? \n\u003cbr\u003eHow can I use A\/B testing to improve sales from my website? \n\u003cbr\u003eHow can analytics help me write a hit song? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Perfect for anyone with the word \"analyst\" in their job title, Analytics Stories illuminates the process of applying analytic principles to practical problems and highlights the potential pitfalls that await careless analysts.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45420090327119,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":1295.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9174\/2287\/files\/9781119646037-1.jpg?v=1780450296","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9781119646037","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}