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We build on the contributions of statisticians like Box, Breiman, Cox, Deming, Hahn, and
Tukey; cognitive psychologists like Kahneman and Tversky; and leaders in other disciplines
to address current and future challenges. We also connect theory and applications, past contri-
butions and modern developments, organizational needs and the means to fulfill them.
We’ve been as direct and to the point as we are able. This book should help you think more
broadly about your job. Those seeking cookbook style “how‐tos” will be sadly disappointed.
It does provide an overview, benchmarks, and objectives, but you will have to develop your
own concrete action plans.
We will be successful if readers take ideas introduced here and apply them in ways that best
suit their own skill sets, the needs of decision‐makers they serve, and the cultures of their orga-
nizations. Data and analytics can transform organizations for the good – we encourage data
scientists and applied statisticians to do their part, to help decision‐makers become more
effective, and to keep this transformation on the right track.