Freakonomics

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  • The expected title more  

    Freakonomics (Paperback)
    The examples are quite well chosen, but seem rather constructed anyway. Data seem consistent. Hypotheses are perfectly understandable. So far so good. But at the title and because many of the 5 star reviews I expected a pleasant book to read. Perhaps
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  • Good entertainment - not just for statistics students  

    Freakonomics (Paperback)
    I bought the book Because a stat. Prof. recommended it before my first stat course. It can not replace basic statistics, but it is entertaining. Amazing how far fetched some ideas are, but how the authors bring them together in the end. I read this b
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  • Fascinating, Entertaining, and Thought-provoking  

    Freakonomics (Paperback)
    The book is engaging and surprisingly humorous read, Which opened my mind to a whole new way of looking at the world. It was fascinating to see the synthesis between economics and our everyday lives. Which events seem disconnected or driven by other
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  • Nice thinking, boring examples and details  

    Freakonomics (Paperback)
    I really like the approach of researching Certain circumstances. The examples are very nice. Some examples could have been told more compact, though. Especially, the drug gangster research is very interesting. Overall the book is a little bit boring.
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