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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
519.542 SIL	Adult Non Fiction		Padstow .	. Available .

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ISBN	9780141975658
Name	Silver, Nate, 1978- author.
Title	The signal and the noise : the art and science of prediction / Nate Silver.
Published	London Penguin Books, 2013.
Published	©2012.
Description	534 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Notes	First published: 2012.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair's breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger. Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, Silver examines the world of prediction.
Subjects	Forecasting
	Forecasting -- Methodology
	Forecasting -- History
	Bayesian statistical decision theory
	Knowledge, Theory of
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Bayesian statistical decision theory . Forecasting . Forecasting -- History . Forecasting -- Methodology . Knowledge, Theory of . See Also: Economic forecasting . Social prediction . Technological forecasting . Belief and doubt . Comprehension . Consciousness . Experience . Expertise . Intellect . Intuition . Judgment . Logic . Metaphysics . Observation (Psychology) . Perception . Rationalism . Reality . Senses and sensation . Truth . Values . Broader Subject References: Psychology . Authors: Silver, Nate, 1978- .

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