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.
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Reasoning (Psychology)
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Judgment.
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Cognitive styles.
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Genre |
Self-help publications.
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Add'l Names |
Sibony, Olivier, author.
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Sunstein, Cass R., author.
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ISBN |
9780316451406
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0316451401
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