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The House Advantage Jeffrey Ma

The House Advantage By Jeffrey Ma

The House Advantage by Jeffrey Ma


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From the genius card counter who inspired the hit film 21 and the worldwide bestseller, Bringing down the House, this intriguing book reveals the mathematical secrets behind Jeff Ma's success and how to use his techniques to hit the jackpot in business.

The House Advantage Summary

The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business by Jeffrey Ma

As part of the notorious MIT Blackjack Team depicted in Ben Mezrich's now classic Bringing Down the House , Jeff Ma used math and statistics to master the game of blackjack and reap handsome rewards at casinos. Years later, Ma has inspired not only a bestselling novel and hit movie, but has also started three different companies - the latest of which, Citizen Sports, is an innovative marriage of sports, betting and digital technology - and launched a successful corporate speaking career. The House Advantage reveals Ma's cutting-edge mathematical insights into the world of statistics and makes them applicable to a wide business audience. He argues that numbers are the key to analyzing nearly everything in the world, from how to spot and profit from global market inefficiencies, to having multiple backup plans in anticipation of every probability. Ma's stories and business lessons are as intriguing as they are universally applicable.

About Jeffrey Ma

JEFF MA formerly a member of the MIT Blackjack Team, which utilized sophisticated card-counting strategies to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide in the mid-1990s, and was the basis for the main character of the book Bringing Down the House and the film 21. He has been the technology lead for two internet startups and was an options trader on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. He co-founded PROTRADE, a sports stock market website, and consults for professional sports teams including the Portland Trail Blazers and the San Francisco 49ers.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Defining the Statistical Revolution The Rise of Data and the Essence of Card Counting Challenging Assumptions... Creative Use of Numbers: The Movement to Measure Every Thing... How to Build Consensus... Danger with Numbers: Getting Fooled... Greed is Bad... The Curse of Numbers... Looking at the Big Picture... The Next Ten Years

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GOR012990878
9780230622722
0230622720
The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business by Jeffrey Ma
Used - Like New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
20100706
272
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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