Analytics Stories

**Inform your own analyses by seeing how one of the best data analysts in the world approaches analytics problems** *Analytics Stories: How to Make Good Things Happen* is a thoughtful, incisive, and entertaining exploration of the application of analytics to real-world problems and situations. Covering fields as diverse as sports, finance, politics, healthcare, and business, *Analytics Stories* bridges the gap between the oft inscrutable world of data analytics and the concrete problems it solves. Distinguished professor and author Wayne L. Winston answers questions like: * Was Liverpool over Barcelona the greatest upset in sports history? * Was Derek Jeter a great infielder * What’s wrong with the NFL QB rating? * How did Madoff keep his fund going? * Does a mutual fund’s past performance predict future performance? * What caused the Crash of 2008? * Can we predict where crimes are likely to occur? * Is the lot of the American worker improving? * How can analytics save the US Republic? * The birth of evidence-based medicine: How did James Lind know citrus fruits cured scurvy? * How can I objectively compare hospitals? * How can we predict heart attacks in real time? * How does a retail store know if you’re pregnant? * How can I use A/B testing to improve sales from my website? * How can analytics help me write a hit song? Perfect for anyone with the word “analyst” in their job title, *Analytics Stories* illuminates the process of applying analytic principles to practical problems and highlights the potential pitfalls that await careless analysts.