The black swan : the impact of the highly improbable /

Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.

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Tác giả chính: Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, 1960-
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2010.
Phiên bản:Second edition, Random trade pbk. edition
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Tóm tắt:Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.
Mô tả sách:"Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso.
Mô tả vật lý:xxxiii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Thư mục:Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-429) and index.
số ISBN:9780679604181 (electronic bk.)
0679604189 (electronic bk.)
9780812973815 (pbk.)
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