#57 in Popular science
The Signal and the Noise
- NYT bestseller · 13 weeks on the list, peaked at #5
- Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science
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About the book
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – but Some Don't is a 2012 book by Nate Silver detailing the art of using probability and statistics as applied to real-world circumstances. The book includes case studies from baseball, elections, climate change, the 2008 financial crisis, poker and weather forecasting.
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7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 258 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 64% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Popular science average of 8.3. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 49 | 19% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 209 | 81% |
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