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Bibliographic Details

Title

Calculated Risks: How to Know When Numbers Deceive You

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, New York

Publication Date

2002

Language

English

ISBN 10

0743205561

ISBN 13

9780743205566

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

Book Type

Statistics and Probability

Seller catalogs

Science
Math

About this title

Synopsis

Draws on real-life examples and the studies of H.G. Wells and John Allen Paulos to explain how misunderstandings about numbers can compromise personal health and security.

About the Author

Gerd Gigerenzer is director of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany. He has taught at several universities, including the University of Chicago and the University of Virginia, and has been a Fellow at the Center of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

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