Description |
ix, 659 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Physical Medium |
large print rda |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-655). |
Contents |
Part I: Finding noise -- Part II: Your mind is a measuring instrument -- Part III: Noise in predictive judgments -- Part IV: How noise happens -- Part V: Improving judgements -- Part VI: Optimal noise. |
Summary |
Discusses why people make bad judgements and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection. |
Subject |
Large type books.
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Decision making.
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Reasoning (Psychology)
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Judgment.
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Cognitive styles.
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Genre |
Self-help publications.
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Large type books.
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Added Author |
Sunstein, Cass R., author.
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Added Title |
Noise |
ISBN |
9780316322270 |
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031632227X |
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