The flaw of averages why we underestimate risk in the face of uncertainty
As the recent collapse on Wall Street shows, we are often ill-equipped to deal effectively with uncertainty and risk. Yet every day we base our personal and business plans on these kinds of uncertainties, whether they be next month's sales, next year's costs, or tomorrow's stock price
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J.
Wiley
2009
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | As the recent collapse on Wall Street shows, we are often ill-equipped to deal effectively with uncertainty and risk. Yet every day we base our personal and business plans on these kinds of uncertainties, whether they be next month's sales, next year's costs, or tomorrow's stock price |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 392 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780470488560 9780470488119 9780470488126 9781118373576 0470488565 0470488115 0470488123 111837357X |