Keeping Up with the Quants: Your Guide to Understanding and Using Analytics

by Thomas H. Davenport, Jinho Kim Narrated by Alan Sklar

Overview

Welcome to the age of data. No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up), your world is awash with data.

As a successful manager today, you must make sense of all this information. You need to be conversant with analytical terminology and methods and able to work with quantitative information. This book promises to be your “quantitative literacy” guide-helping you develop the analytical skills needed right now in order to summarize data, find the meaning in it, and extract its value.

Editorial Reviews

JULY 2014 - AudioFile

Quantitative analysis can be an intimidating subject, but accessible writing and Alan Sklar’s warm, gravelly voice make this audiobook surprisingly friendly. The “quants” of the title are analysts who use large amounts of data to improve decision making, and their influence is now growing far beyond the field of finance. The authors address their book to businesspeople with no mathematical background, suggesting how anyone can use a quant-like process at work or in daily life. They explain their ideas in nontechnical language that works well in audio because there’s no need for formulas or diagrams. Sklar’s narration is a comfortable fit, especially during the passages where anecdotes and real-world examples are used to illustrate statistical concepts. D.B. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

From the Publisher

Shortlisted for CMI Management Book of the year award 2013 (New Manager category)

“an accessible and timely introduction to the data mining work of quantitative analysts.” Named it one of “Four Books [that] Should Top Every Marketer’s Summer Reading List.” — Forbes.com

“goes into fascinating detail about how Intel and other successful companies—including Verizon Wireless, TD Bank Group, and Merck—help managers and data scientists understand each other well enough to collaborate effectively.” — CNNMoney/Fortune magazine

“perfect for professionals who want a better grounding in understanding and applying data results to business goals” — Midwest Book Review

“Written for readers without a business degree or background in statistics, Keeping Up With the Quants explains how to read, interpret, and glean value from your data.” — T+D magazine (American Society for Training & Development)

“the book makes for great reading for leaders trying to corral data in their organization.” — Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com)

“Decision makers who want to understand how to utilize Big Data have a useful primer in Keeping Up with the Quants." — BizEd magazine

“a terrific book for those who aspire to be data-savvy consumers or managers, even for those who might become quants one day themselves.” — Seeking Alpha

“As digital information becomes ever more abundant, quantitative literacy becomes ever more essential. There is no better guide to this new landscape than Keeping Up with the Quants.”— Erik Brynjolfsson, professor, MIT Sloan School of Management; coauthor, Race Against the Machine

“Tom Davenport is the number one analytics expert in the world today. Whether you are an executive looking to integrate analytics in your decision making or a manager seeking to generate better conversations with the quants in your organization, this is the book for you.” —Daryl Morey, General Manager, Houston Rockets

“Analytics experts understand that the path to knowledge includes advanced data analysis. To bring everyone else up to speed, this book is required reading.”— Jim Goodnight, cofounder and CEO, SAS

“Insight comes from analytics. You can learn how to find treasure in your data from this book.” — Dr. Seung-Han Lee CBE, Chairman and CEO, Homeplus Group (Tesco Korea)

“Analytics is not just a fad—it’s the future. If you are looking for a competitive data edge, this book is for you.” —Tim Phillipps, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited Global Leader, Deloitte Analytics

“Keeping Up with the Quants provides a compelling and accessible road map for managers to understand the process by which analytic questions are framed, examined, and turned into powerful business insights.” —Dr. Gary W. Loveman, Chairman and CEO, Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

JULY 2014 - AudioFile

Quantitative analysis can be an intimidating subject, but accessible writing and Alan Sklar’s warm, gravelly voice make this audiobook surprisingly friendly. The “quants” of the title are analysts who use large amounts of data to improve decision making, and their influence is now growing far beyond the field of finance. The authors address their book to businesspeople with no mathematical background, suggesting how anyone can use a quant-like process at work or in daily life. They explain their ideas in nontechnical language that works well in audio because there’s no need for formulas or diagrams. Sklar’s narration is a comfortable fit, especially during the passages where anecdotes and real-world examples are used to illustrate statistical concepts. D.B. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170070794
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	05/14/2014
Edition description:	Unabridged

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