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020			_a9781541675711
082			_a001.4226 _bPAG
100			_aPage, Scott E.
245			_aThe model thinker : _bwhat you need to know to make data work for you _cScott E. Page
260			_aNew York: _bBasic Books, _c2021
300			_axv, 445 pages : _billustrations (black and white) ; _c21 cm
505			_tThe many-model thinker _tWhy model? _tThe science of many models _tModeling human actors _tNormal distributions : the bell curve _tPower-law distributions : long tails _tLinear models _tConcavity and convexity _tModels of value and power _tNetwork models _tBroadcast, diffusion, and contagion _tEntropy : modeling uncertainty _tRandom walks _tPath dependence _tLocal interaction models _tLyapunov functions and equilibria _tMarkov models _tSystems dynamics models _tThreshold models with feedbacks _tSpatial and hedonic choice _tGame theory models times three _tModels of cooperation _tCollective action problems _tMechanism design _tSignaling models _tModels of learning _tMulti-armed bandit problems _tRugged-landscape models _tOpioids, inequality, and humility
520			_aFrom the stock market to genomics laboratories, 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. In The Model Thinker, 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. The Model Thinker 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.
650			_aSocial sciences--Mathematical models
650			_aSocial systems--Mathematical models
650			_aComplexity (Philosophy)
650			_aInformation visualization
650			_aData mining
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