Standard Deviations
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Standard Deviations
How statistical data is used, misused, and abused every day to fool us: “A very entertaining book about a very serious problem.” —Robert J. Shiller, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Irrational Exuberance Did you know that baseball players whose names begin with “D” are more likely to die young? That Asian Americans are most susceptible to heart attacks on the fourth day of the month? That drinking a full pot of coffee every morning adds years to your life, but one cup a day increases your pancreatic cancer risk? These “facts” have been argued with a straight face by credentialed researchers and backed up with reams of data and convincing statistics. As Nobel Prize–winning economist Ronald Coase cynically observed, “If you torture data long enough, it will confess.” Lying with statistics is a time-honored con. In Standard Deviations, economics professor Gary Smith walks us through the various tricks and traps that people use to back up their own crackpot theories. Sometimes, the unscrupulous deliberately try to mislead us. Other times, the well-intentioned are blissfully unaware of the mischief they are committing. Today, data is so plentiful that researchers spend precious little time distinguishing between good, meaningful indicators and total rubbish. Not only do others use data to fool us, we fool ourselves. Drawing on breakthrough research in behavioral economics and using clear examples, Standard Deviations demystifies the science behind statistics and makes it easy to spot the fraud all around us. “An entertaining primer . . . packed with figures, tables, graphs and ludicrous examples from people who know better (academics, scientists) and those who don’t (political candidates, advertisers).” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The Bell Curve
Author: Richard J. Herrnstein
language: en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date: 2010-05-11
The controversial book linking intelligence to class and race in modern society, and what public policy can do to mitigate socioeconomic differences in IQ, birth rate, crime, fertility, welfare, and poverty.
The Volatility Course
Author: George A. Fontanills
language: en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date: 2002-10-11
"The Volatility Course" ist ein praktischer Wegweiser durch das Labyrinth der heutigen instabilen Märkte. In extrem schwankungsanfälligen Märkten geht es schnell mal eben in einer Woche oder an einem Tag 10% rauf oder runter. Um hier erfolgreich zu handeln, ist ein spezielles Know-How erforderlich. Dieses Buch vermittelt Aktien- und Optionshändlern genau dieses Know-How. Zunächst geben die Autoren eine fundierte Einführung in das Thema Marktvolatilität einschließlich ihrer Ursachen. Sie entwickeln eine umfassende Übersicht, aus der genau hervorgeht, wie man Schwankungen erkennt. Darüber hinaus vermitteln sie bewährte Strategien und Tools, mit deren Hilfe man die Schwankungsbreite messen und Pläne erstellen kann, die auf verschiedenste Marktbedingungen zugeschnitten sind. Das begleitende Arbeitsbuch "The Volatility Course Workbook" enthält eine Fülle von Übungsaufgaben, die den Leser Schritt für Schritt mit den erläuterten Strategien vertraut machen, bevor er sie in den Märkten praktisch umsetzt.