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Baker takes a much more pragmatic view of the industry, it exists and is not likely to disappear, it has too much value to the powers that be. My main concern for many management-level readers of this book is that in some cases baker gives a reader ju... Read More
The numerati reports on how the growth of large-scale databases and sophisticated analytical techniques are remaking politics, business, health care and government. The numerati is about towering complexities. Consumers can now directly monitor the he... Read More
Both authors talk about some of the specifics of the analysis methods (but moreso hubbard) and both talk about the general trends and impacts. Baker's book is sweeping if a bit terse in places.
Cons
Datum says the book doesn't go into enough depth about the social, political and privacy implications. It comes off as if the author totally buys all the marketing hype of the data mining proponents so it is almost an infomercial.
Numerati joins a list of books that are simultaneously so annoying and so devoid of value that i couldn't get through them. Even the worst book has some redeeming merit -- even if it's only to understand the perspective of its author.
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Quality
If youre not very familiar with the topic youll learn a lot of the high level concepts and find some cool nuggets that will make you say
He addresses the good and the bad that can come with the numeratis growing ability to watch us and predict our next moves
The problem an nsa mathematician explains is that while they can handle the massive data it is really hard to match a name with... Read More
They are not experts who develop their own technologies but rather are purchasers of software who use the software to mine data... Read More
Competitiveness
It turns out that baker had mistakenly excluded women of his wifes age
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Then again baker didnt name many of the techniques and kept all the math out to appeal to the audience
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However i think he seriously overestimates our ability to predict mass and individual behavior now and in the future
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The fact is statistical modeling will never have the level of precision baker suggests is comming
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By its very nature a statistical model requires an error term
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Oh maybe they meant twenty individual words
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If its the manager who acts as a big brother not only knowing how you are operating but can compare you with a click to your coworker
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On the contrary the local supermarket can determine if to supply you with a coupon or not according to your buying habits
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Ayers is a member of the numerati and come to think of it sort of surprising that he is not profiled in bakers book where baker is a journalist
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