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.

书目详细资料
主要作者: Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, 1960-
格式: 图书
语言:English
出版: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2010.
版:Second edition, Random trade pbk. edition
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实物特征
总结: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.
实物描述:xxxiii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
参考书目:Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-429) and index.
ISBN:9780679604181 (electronic bk.)
0679604189 (electronic bk.)
9780812973815 (pbk.)
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