{"product_id":"the-model-thinker-by-scott-e-page-9781541675711","title":"The Model Thinker","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the stock market to COVID-19, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, numbers aren't enough: we need to know how to make those numbers talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Model Thinker\u003c\/em\u003e, social scientist Scott E. Page shows us the mathematical, statistical, and computational models—from linear regression to random walks and far beyond—that can turn anyone into a genius. At the core of the book is Page's \"many-model paradigm,\" which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data, leading to wiser choices, more accurate predictions, and more robust designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow culminating in an examination of how to use the multi-model approach to think about pandemics like COVID-19, \u003cem\u003eThe Model Thinker\u003c\/em\u003e provides a toolkit for business people, students, scientists, pollsters, and bloggers to make them better, clearer thinkers, able to leverage data and information to their advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855031488748,"sku":"9781541675711","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781541675711.jpg?v=1759261665","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-model-thinker-by-scott-e-page-9781541675711","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}