1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910148758603321

Autore

Smith Lucky Blue

Titolo

Stay Golden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westminster : , : Random House Children's Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5247-1877-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 pages)

Disciplina

746.92092

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Just a punk kid -- Flathead lake -- Firecrackers & slingshots -- My family -- Rock and roll Christmas -- The bear van and the beach -- First editorial shoot -- The Gap campaign -- Haters gonna hate -- The Atomics! -- Levi's in Hollywood -- Moving to California -- Life in Hollywood -- Little fresh meat -- Iceland with Annie -- The Ellen show -- Winter in the summer -- Love everlasting -- An atomic future -- Walk the walk -- GQ cover -- People and places.

Sommario/riassunto

Personal stories and photos bring readers into the heart of the social media star's universe, sharing insights into his style influences, relationships, family, creative process, life on the road and childhood memories. --Publisher's description.

Male model Lucky Blue Smith provides a behind-the-scenes peek into his world. He shares stories about his life, his inspirations, and his passions, and offers advice on how to be happy, healthy, and confident in your own skin.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910590079703321

Autore

Jones Michael

Titolo

More Judgment Than Data : Data Literacy and Decision-Making / / by Michael Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

9783030994723

9783030994716

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 pages)

Disciplina

658.403

028.7

Soggetti

Econometrics

Big data

Sampling (Statistics)

Quantitative research

Quantitative Economics

Big Data

Methodology of Data Collection and Processing

Data Analysis and Big Data

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Know Your Limits -- Chapter 3: See the Unseen -- Chapter 4: Unintended Consequences -- Chapter 5: When More is Better -- Chapter 6: Everything has a Price -- Chapter 7: Map the Environment -- Chapter 8: Establish a theory -- Chapter 9: Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

More data has been produced in the 21st century than all of human history combined. Yet, are we making better decisions than yesterday’s generation? Do we believe that poor decisions tend to result from the absence of data? The existence of an overwhelming amount of data has affected how we make decisions, but it has not necessarily improved how we make decisions. To make better decisions, people need good judgment based on data literacy--the ability to extract meaning from data. This book opens with cautionary tales of what can happen when



too much attention is spent on acquiring more data instead of understanding how to best use the existing data. Including data in the decision-making process can bring considerable clarity in answering our questions. Nevertheless, the book explores many examples in business and politics in which too much data resulted in bad decisions. Human beings can become distracted, overwhelmed, and even confused. Data is not generated in a vacuum. The book’s primary thesis is that people who possess data literacy will understand the environment and incentives behind the data. With this understanding in place, good decisions will follow. More Judgment Than Data introduces the principles of data literacy. Readers will learn what questions to ask, what data to pay attention to, and what pitfalls to avoid. As an application, a chapter expounds upon these data literacy principles in a COVID-19 era. Readers will not only learn how to make better decisions, they will become less vulnerable to others who manipulate data for misleading purposes.