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Title Noise : a flaw in human judgment / Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein.
Publisher New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2021.
Copyright ©2021
Description ix, 454 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition First Edition.


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 ML-Nonfiction  153.83 KAH Nearby on shelf  3 1974 02118 1044 02-27-23  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-438) and index.
Contents Introduction: Two kinds of error -- Finding a noise -- Your mind is a measuring instrument -- Noise in predictive judgments -- How noise happens -- Improving judgments -- Optimal noise -- Review and conclusion: Taking noise seriously -- Epilogue: A less noisy world -- Appendix A: How to conduct a noise audit -- Appendix B: A checklist for a decision observer -- Appendix C: Correcting predictions.
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." -- Provided by publisher.
Subject Decision making.
Reasoning (Psychology)
Judgment.
Cognitive styles.
Genre Self-help publications.
Add'l Names Sibony, Olivier, author.
Sunstein, Cass R., author.
ISBN 9780316451406
0316451401