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This is about a guy using econometrics to predict which baseball players will do better in advancing wins, a remarkable use of economic thinking.
“I like this book because statistics is a very dry subject, but Lewis makes the numbers come to life by integrating them into Beane’s life story.”
Timothy J. Jorgensen, Biologist
“What the book is really about is a guy who is using some econometrics to predict which players will do better in advancing wins, which is a remarkable use of economic thinking.”
Daniel Hamermesh, Economist
“It’s a parable of the disinclination of people in general to base their practices on evidence, a parable for evidence-based policy in general.”
David Papineau, Philosopher
Carol Dweck
Ed Smith
