Keeping Up with the Quants: Your Guide to Understanding + Using Analytics by Thomas H. Davenport and Jinho Kim

In his review of this recent book by Davenport and Kim, Pope maintains that Òproblem solving is not the core of analytical thinking. A solution in a vacuum solves nothing. Problems must be framed correctly to reflect a relevant context, then the results need to be communicated in a manner which facilitates correct interpretation.Ó In line with this philosophy, the bookÕs authors recommend six steps of analytical thinking within three stages: framing the problem, solving it, and communicating and acting on results. These stages, and the necessary steps, are explained in the book. Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2013