Weidenfeld Nicolson Everything Is Predictable How Bayes Remarkable Theorem Explains the World.

by Tom Chivers

Weidenfeld Nicolson Everything Is Predictable How Bayes Remarkable Theorem Explains the World ABISBOOK Weidenfeld Nicolson.

Genres: Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

Published April 24, 2025

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Author of How to Read Numbers, Everything Is Predictable, The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy - Tom Chivers
Author of London Clay, The Reward of Loyalty, poetry books - Tom Chivers

Reviews

[Gradient flow · Rating 4 out of 5]

挺好的统计学科普了吧
很适合各种数学基础（包含无概率基础）的人看了

[Alexander Gschrei · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and carefully researched book that strikes a balance between going deep where it needs to and staying light enough to be a popular science book.
If you expect a rigorous text book full of formulas and proofs then this is not for you, but if you're looking to understand the concepts behind bayesian reasoning with concrete examples even non-statisticians can follow, this is well worth a read.
I am thoroughly impressed with the author's ability to abstract away a lot of the complexity when it is not needed to drive home a specific point while staying factual or adding disclaimers whenever simplifications are made.

[Geoff Garnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good explanation of the the controversies in statistics and how to understand probabilities and the importance of subjectivity. Got a bit tiresome finding Bayes in everything, but I enjoyed the later sections on the brain and how we use prediction from a model in constructing our work.

[Matthijs Prinsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

witty, well explained and indeed a new way to look at the world.
would highly recommend to anyone (vaguely) interested in statistics