Outliers The Story of Success - Dr Doug Green资料.pdf

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell  Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: The Story of Success, Little Brown: New York, NY.  Summary by Douglas W. Green EdD  If you like this summary, buy the book!  For more go to DrDougG For more go to DrDougG Tuesday, May 4, 2010 What is an outlier?  1: Something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body  2: A statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample  Gladwell’s main point is that human outliers often depend on their time and location to help them become so special. For more go to DrDougG Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The secret of Roseto  Roseto is a town in Pennsylvania populated by immigrants from a village in Italy. Although the residents do not have a healthy diet or lifestyle, they do have a very low incidence of heart disease. The entire town is an outlier in this respect. After a great deal of study, it was determined that it was the supportive town culture that helps keep the residents so healthy. For more go to DrDougG Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Hockey stars and birthdays  A study of birthdays for stars in hockey, baseball, and soccer shows that players born earlier in the year are more likely to stand out and qualify for better coaching an