Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life, Paperback - Gerd Gigerenzer

Reducere. This book tells how quantitative ideas of chance have transformed the natural and social sciences as well as everyday life over the past three cent...

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Reducere. The extensively revised and updated edition of Steven Landsburg's hugely popular book, The Armchair Economist--"a delightful compendium of quotidia...

Rhythmanalysis displays all the characteristics which made Lefebvre one of the most important Marxist thinkers of the twentieth century. In the ana...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Gerd GigerenzerNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 240 x 32Cover type: HardbackRedes...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Gerd GigerenzerIllustration(s): 30Number of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 32Cover type...

Cum sa ramai inteligent intr-o lume smart - Gerd Gigerenzer

An analysis of why people with knowledge about climate change often fail to translate that knowledge into action.

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Reducere. DescriptionIn a world where we are constantly being asked to make decisions based on incomplete information, facility with basic probability is an ...

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Reducere. The Truth of Myth is a thorough and accessible introduction to the study of myth, surveying the intellectual history of the topic, methods for stud...

In Gut Feelings: Short Cuts to Better Decision Making psychologist and behavioural expert Gerd Gigerenzer reveals the secrets of fast and effective...

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Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Steven G. EpsteinIllustration(s): 7 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tablesNumber of pages: 400Pu...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gail HowardThe all new 4th edition of Gail Howard's book, Lotto How to Wheel a Fortune 2007, has systems that let you wheel...

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In this uplifting personal story of her transformation 'from grumpy to grateful', Janice Kaplan encourages us to pause, take stock and be grateful ...

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The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved... and is still evolving.Publisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Joseph JebelliNumber of page...

Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history's brightest female scientists. In 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne ...

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The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet.Publisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s): Bria...

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Publisher: ECW Press, CanadaAuthor(s): Joe SchwarczNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 140 x 209 x 17Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Suitable for self study Use real examples and real data sets that will be familiar to the audience Introduction to the bootstrap is included - this...