The I Index

The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks

Bottom of the pile

15

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

21/100

Critics

10/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Ben Cohen

Publisher:

Mariner Books

Date:

March 10, 2020

An investigation into the existence (or not) of winning streaks, from Wall Streeet Journal reporter Ben Cohen.

What The Reviewers Say

Craig Meyer,
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
... captivating.
Becky Libourel Diamond,
BookPage
Cleverly crafted through stories, examples, personal experiences, research studies, expert opinion and theories, The Hot Hand relies heavily on Cohen’s sports reporting expertise, with entertaining illustrations taken from both the basketball court and baseball diamond.

Kirkus
...Cohen returns, always, to the game of basketball, but he pauses along the way to provide fascinating looks at coin tosses, investments, farm yields, and other real-world instances of how probability plays out in the world.

Publishers Weekly
In this meandering debut, Cohen, a Wall Street Journal sports reporter, asks what makes for winning streaks.