Review The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – but Some Don’t by NATE SILVER Description Nate Silver, who was known for constructing a predicting system that managed to give accurate results, provides us with an insight into his work through his book “The Signal and the …
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Review Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win by STEVEN SKIENA Description Expository in tone, Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win thoroughly explains the functionality of a gambling system. With the author’s deep inclination and interest in predictions, he shares knowledge on how to utilize …
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Review The Research Driven Investor: How to Use Information, Data and Analysis for Investment Success by TIMOTHY HAYES Description This book provides a variety of examples of investment models that will help regular investors profit in the market and become at par with professional traders. It presents 100 years of …
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Review Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises by ROBERT Z. ALIBER, CHARLES P. KINDLEBERGER Description This book is widely regarded as an investment in classic. In its seventh edition, it follows the narrative of the most recent financial crisis that hit international markets and the global economy. …
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Review Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by PHILIP E. TETLOCK & DAN GARDNER Description Predicting the future has always been attributed to either the smart or the paranormal – though, on a financial level, it is a skill that may be possible to forecast a given market trend. …
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