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Make Better Bets: An Actuary's Quest to Bet the Russian 2018 FIFA World Cup with Excel Kindle Edition
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMay 22, 2020
- File size7.8 MB
Product details
- ASIN : B0893K72LZ
- Publication date : May 22, 2020
- Language : English
- File size : 7.8 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 146 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,680,027 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #7,308 in Microsoft Programming (Books)
- #9,721 in Entrepreneurship (Kindle Store)
- #13,132 in Computer Programming (Kindle Store)
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About the author

I’m an avid reader, mathlete, and soccer fan. I’ve turned my energy to “mini” self-directed projects as I am eager to start real learning. I’m on a journey to find the intersection of my actuarial background (FSA 2021) and love for sports and personal finance. I believe that our country lacks financial education and I am eager to help where I can.
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2020I highly recommend for anyone who is interested in analytics. This is a book that every sports gambler, whether they be professional or amateur, should read. Jack writes with an enthusiasm that spurs the reader to mimic his predictive models while he openly shares some of his own challenges in creating them. He's one of those rare individuals who actively sought out opportunities to learn more about a topic that he loves and then discover ways to combine that new knowledge with his professional training/career. The first line in the summary of this book reads “this is an actuary gone rogue story” and it is most certainly that. Rather than writing about predictive modeling for life insurance, which I'm sure would put even an actuary to sleep, Jack found a way to take those techniques and apply it to something that gets people excited, FÚTBOL!
- Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2020HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2023The Book wasn’t what I expected in a good way. The author was entertaining. He somehow managed to keep the book about the data and modeling in between the laughs. Looking forward to another book.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2021A delightful story of a young post college man searching the world after a disastrous job experience. An introspective look at an American man going to Europe questioning how life may have been different if his grandfather had not left Poland in the 1930"s. The mathematics of his own World Cup betting scheme is mixed with this story and made even a non-sports person enjoy the read.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2021Great read, very well written and interesting from cover to cover!
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- John ParkReviewed in Canada on July 30, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars A great read
This book was really interesting. I love the concrete examples he gave of the exact formulas he used in Excel and he did a great job explaining the modeling concepts and his choice of variables and assumptions. I would highly recommend especially for people interested in soccer and/or modeling. I give 4 stars because I believe there were some punctuation errors, but it doesn't takeaway from the great book.