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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التنسيق: | كتاب |
اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
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London
Penguin Books
c2008
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | Sample text Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
الملخص: | 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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وصف المادة: | "Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso. |
وصف مادي: | xxxiii, 444 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [400]-429) and index. |
ردمك: | 9780141034591 |