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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מחבר ראשי: Taleb, Nassim Nicholas, 1960-
פורמט: ספר
שפה:אנגלית
יצא לאור: London Penguin Books c2008
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סיכום: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.
תאור פריט:"Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso.
תיאור פיזי:xxxiii, 444 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ביבליוגרפיה:Includes bibliographical references (p. [400]-429) and index.
ISBN:9780141034591