Know Your Chances
| Author | : Steven Woloshin |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 154 |
| Release | : 2008-11-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520252226 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520252225 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (225 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Know Your Chances by : Steven Woloshin
Download or read book Know Your Chances written by Steven Woloshin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding risk -- Putting risk in perspective -- Risk charts : a way to get perspective -- Judging the benefit of a health intervention -- Not all benefits are equal : understand the outcome -- Consider the downsides -- Do the benefits outweight the downsides? -- Beware of exaggerated importance -- Beware of exaggerated certainty -- Who's behind the numbers?
