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2) The numerati
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English
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Discusses entrepreneurial mathematics, or the harnessing of private data provided by consumers when they use credit cards, donate money, or access the Internet, for the purpose of tailoring marketing and sales efforts toward individuals under the guise of making life easier.
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Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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How can you turn $1000 into $1 million? What is the best way to beat the lottery odds? When is the best time to take out a loan? How did one group of gamblers bet on hole-in-ones to win £500,000? How can maths help you set up a successful tech start-up? What about proving the Goldbach Conjecture for $1 million? Million Dollar Maths is a fun but invaluable guide to the straightforward and outlandish mathematical strategies that can make you rich....
6) Continuing Financial Modelling: Working Those Optimal Figures For the (Financial) Modelling Industry
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Holy Macro! Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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This book is aimed at those who wish to advance their knowledge and expertise in financial modelling by addressing common problems that occur day to day in the world of business/decision analyses, forecasting, and valuations. Building on the sister book, An Introduction to Financial Modelling, this book begins where the other ends considering typical issues and traps in cashflow forecasting, inventory modelling, depreciation calculations, debt sculpting,...
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English
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With its three-hour-long contests, 162-game seasons, and countless measurable variables, baseball is a sport which lends itself to self-reflection and obsessive analysis. It's a thinking game. It's also a shifting game. Nowhere is this more evident than in the statistical revolution which has swept through the pastime in recent years, bringing metrics like WAR, OPS, and BABIP into front offices and living rooms alike. So what's on the horizon for...
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IRB
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"Summary of Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths | Includes Analysis Preview: Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths is an immersive look at the history and development of several algorithms used to solve computer science problems. It also considers potential applications of algorithms in human life including memory storage and network communication. One such computer science problem is the optimal stopping...
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Publisher
AMACOM
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
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The future of business growth is in the partnerships that companies and their executives form. Partnering explains how critical it is for business leaders to "partner" effectively, and features original contributions from more than 30 thought leaders, including such luminaries as Ken Blanchard, Jim Kouzes and Brian Tracy. Topics cover: * Ken Blanchard on situational leadership * Beverly Kaye on building, living, and leaving a legacy for the organization...
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Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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An authoriative guide to the mathematical shapes around us: how they're formed, how they're studied, and how they're applied to our everyday lives. With these lectures presented in three parts you will discover the intricate relationship between mathematics and nature, get a pointed introduction to the language mathematicians use to study shapes and dimensions, and learn how to finally make sense of this abstract intriguing subject.
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Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"A former Wall Street quantitative analyst sounds an alarm on mathematical modeling, a pervasive new force in society that threatens to undermine democracy and widen inequality,"--NoveList.
"We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives--where we go to school, whether we get a car loan, how much we pay for health insurance--are being made not by humans, but by mathematical models. In theory, this should lead...
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