Judgment and decision making

From the publisher. Behavioral decision research offers a distinctive approach to understanding and improving decision making. It combines theory and method from multiple disciples (psychology, economics, statistics, decision theory, management science). It employs both empirical methods, to study h...

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Main Author: Fischhoff, Baruch
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Earthscan 2012
Series:Earthscan risk in society series
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:From the publisher. Behavioral decision research offers a distinctive approach to understanding and improving decision making. It combines theory and method from multiple disciples (psychology, economics, statistics, decision theory, management science). It employs both empirical methods, to study how decisions are actually made, and analytical ones, to study how decisions should be made and how consequential imperfections are. This book brings together key publications, selected to represent the major topics and approaches used in the field. Put in one place, with integrating commentary, it shows the common elements in a research program that represents the scope of the field, while offering depth in each. Together, they provide a vision for what has become a burgeoning field
Physical Description:xv, 348 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781136497292
1136497331
9781136497339
9781136497346
113649734X
0203141938
9780203141939