#X93;Much of what we experience in life results from a combination of skill and luck." #x97; From the Introduction The trick, of course, is figuring out just how many of our successes (and failures) can be attributed to each#x97;and how we can learn to tell the difference ahead …
"Much of what we experience in life results from a combination of skill and luck." From the Introduction. The trick, of course, is figuring out just how many of our successes (and failures) can be attributed to each and how we can learn to tell the difference ahead of time. In m…
In this provocative book, Michael Mauboussin offers the structure needed to analyze the relative importance of skill and luck, offering concrete suggestions for making these insights work to your advantage by making better decisions.
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Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a lively and eye-…
Presents over four hundred thousand statements of probability that capture who we are and how we live today, providing statistics on such topics as love, sex, health, education, religion, and drug use.
Presents over four hundred thousand statements of probability that capture who we are and how we live today, providing statistics on such topics as love, sex, health, education, religion, and drug use.
From the popular Book of Odds website, this stylish and accessible reference book offers a fascinating peek at the probabilities that govern every aspect of human lifeDid you know that your odds of dying from drowning are higher than the odds of meeting your mate on a blind date…
Presents over four hundred thousand statements of probability that capture who we are and how we live today, providing statistics on such topics as love, sex, health, education, religion, and drug use.
The Unnatural Lottery explores moral luck as mediated by gender, race, social class, and sexual passions. Opportunities to become good are not the same for all. Kantian ethics assumes the same virtues accessible to all rational choosers. Character, however, is affected by circum…
