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.

書目詳細資料
主要作者: Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, 1960-
格式: 圖書
語言:English
出版: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2010.
版:Second edition, Random trade pbk. edition
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實物特徵
總結: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.
Item Description:"Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso.
實物描述:xxxiii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
參考書目:Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-429) and index.
ISBN:9780679604181 (electronic bk.)
0679604189 (electronic bk.)
9780812973815 (pbk.)
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