The 9 Pitfalls of Data Science 9780192582768, 2019934000, 9780198844396
Data science has never had more influence on the world. Large companies are now seeing the benefit of employing data sci
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English Pages 264 Year 2019
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- Gary Smith
- Jay Cordes
Table of contents :
1. Using Bad Data
2. Putting Data Before Theory
3. Worshiping Math
4. Worshiping Computers
5. Torturing Data
6. Fooling Yourself
7. Confusing Correlation with Causation
8. Being Surprised by Regression Toward the Mean
9. Doing Harm
Case Study: The Great Recession
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