Analytics stories: using data to make good things happen Ebook

Analytics Stories: How to Make Good Things Happen is written so not technical readers can understand how analytics impacts things in the world they care about. Be describing actual situations, the reader will learn about the key steps in an application of analytics and possible pitfalls.The book is organized around 60 self-contained stories falling into the what happened, what will happen, why it happened, making good things happen categories.  Each story describes the situation and how math was used to resolve the story.Some of the fields stories covered draw from include sports, finance, politics and public policy, healthcare, and business: Was Liverpool over Barcelona the greatest upset in sports history? Was Derek Jeter a great infielder What’s wrong with the NFL QB rating? How did Madoff keep his fund going? Does a mutual funds past performance predict future performance? What caused the Crash of 2008? Can we predict where crimes are likely to occur? Is the lot of the American worker improving? How can analytics save the US Republic? The birth of evidence-based medicine: How did James Lind know citrus fruits cured scurvy? How can I objectively compare hospitals? How can we predict heart attacks in real time? How does a retail store know if you’re pregnant? How can I use A/B testing to improve sales from my website? How can analytics help me write a hit song?