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Author Stein, James D., 1941-

Title The right decision : a mathematician reveals how the secrets of decision theory can help you make the right decision every time / James Stein.

Publication Info. New York : McGraw-Hill, [2010]
©2010
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1420567~S1
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Description xi, 242 pages ; 22 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents You are what you decide -- Creating the menu -- What's in it for me? determining your payoffs -- When the crystal ball is cloudy -- Dumping the losers: the admissibility criterion -- Worst-case scenarios: the minimax criterion -- In the long run: Bayes' criterion -- Taking the plunge: the maximax criterion -- Which club to use -- What you don't know can hurt you -- The balance of powers -- People who need people -- Hurts so good.
Subject Decision making.
ISBN 9780071614191 (alk. paper)
0071614192 (alk. paper)
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