Reckoning with Risk

Reckoning with Risk
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9780140297867
ISBN-13 : 0140297863
Rating : 4/5 (863 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Reckoning with Risk by : Gerd Gigerenzer

Download or read book Reckoning with Risk written by Gerd Gigerenzer and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are ordinary people able to reason with risk? Detailing case histories and examples, this text presents readers with tools for understanding statistics. In so doing, it encourages us to overcome our innumeracy and empowers us to take responsibility for our own choices.


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