{"product_id":"analytics-stories-using-data-to-make-good-things-happen-paperback","title":"Analytics Stories: Using Data to Make Good Things Happen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWayne L. Winston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInform your own analyses by seeing how one of the best data analysts in the world approaches analytics problems\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnalytics Stories: How to Make Good Things Happen\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eAnalytics Stories\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the gap between the oft inscrutable world of data analytics and the concrete problems it solves. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistinguished professor and author Wayne L. Winston answers questions like: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWas Liverpool over Barcelona the greatest upset in sports history? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWas Derek Jeter a great infielder \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat's wrong with the NFL QB rating? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow did Madoff keep his fund going? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes a mutual fund's past performance predict future performance? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat caused the Crash of 2008? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan we predict where crimes are likely to occur? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs the lot of the American worker improving? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can analytics save the US Republic? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe birth of evidence-based medicine: How did James Lind know citrus fruits cured scurvy? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can I objectively compare hospitals? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can we predict heart attacks in real time? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow does a retail store know if you're pregnant? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can I use A\/B testing to improve sales from my website? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can analytics help me write a hit song? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for anyone with the word \"analyst\" in their job title, \u003ci\u003eAnalytics Stories\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the process of applying analytic principles to practical problems and highlights the potential pitfalls that await careless analysts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIND THE ANSWERS WITH ANALYTICS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver wonder how Madoff kept his felonious fund going? Or what caused the Crash of 2008? Are you curious about whether we can effectively predict where crimes are likely to occur? Want to know how to objectively compare hospitals? How about whether your favorite player has a shot at the Hall of Fame? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUsing analytics, you can find out all that and so much more.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes, this book is about analytics. But it's not about tedious definitions or detailed mathematical functions. It's full of stories showing how analytics is applied to everyday situations. Whether \"analyst\" is in your job title or you just have an interest (professional or otherwise) in sports, politics, health care, business, marketing, finance, or practically any field, discover how analytics is used to determine what happened, what will happen, why it happened, and how to make good things happen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn the answers to: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWho REALLY won the 2000 U.S. presidential election?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs Carmelo Anthony a Hall of Famer?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow does evidence-based medicine work?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow does Target know you're pregnant?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy do political polls sometimes give bad forecasts?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow should I allocate my retirement portfolio?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy do roundabouts work?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan analytics help me write a hit song?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy do I always bid too much on eBay?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e...and more than 50 other burning questions!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWayne L. Winston\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Decision Sciences at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He currently teaches Sports Analytics at IU, and has taught analytics to organizations including Microsoft, eBay, Cisco, Deloitte, the U.S. military, Eli Lilly, JP Morgan, and more. 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