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Decision theory: general

paperback. A sportsman can catch a ball without calculating its speed or distance. A group of amateurs beat the experts at playing stock market. A man falls for right woman even though she's 'wrong' on paper. All these people succeeded by trusting their instincts - but how does it work? This title reveals the secrets of fast and effective decision-making. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032740
ISBN
9780141015910
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 545 pages. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFS; KCBM; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 267 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634828956
ISBN
9781634828956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 388.61
€ 293.15

Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: GPQ; HPL; JMRN; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624663635
ISBN
9781624663635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 39.02

Paperback. An expert explains how the conventional wisdom about decision making can get us into trouble--and why experience can't be replaced by rules, procedures, or analytical methods. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 figures. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMR; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262516723
ISBN
9780262516723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.39

Hardback. Introduces a more realistic and holistic framework called KuU - the Known, the unknown, and the Unknowable - that enables one to conceptualize the different kinds of financial risks and design effective strategies for managing them. Editor(s): Diebold, Francis X.; Doherty, Neil A.; Herring, Richard J. Num Pages: 392 pages, 4 halftones. 31 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128832
ISBN
9780691128832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.01

Hardback. "Published in 2012 in Hebrew in Israel, by Zmora Bitan." Num Pages: 288 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610394901
ISBN
9781610394901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.11

Paperback. Originally published: Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin, A2011. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628737547
ISBN
9781628737547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.09

Hardcover. A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817949518
ISBN
9780817949518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.91

Paperback. Shows how a single model can explain how people make decisions across social/economic realms. The text argues that preferences result from a combination of psychological dispositions, shaped by social influences, as well as costs and benefits calculated according to our desire for material gain. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: GPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226104393
ISBN
9780226104393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.89

Hardcover. Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 35 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662537848
ISBN
9783662537848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dunedin Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780460130
ISBN
9781780460130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.07

Paperback. Seeks to unify disparate theories and methodologies connected with risk analysis for health, environmental, and technological problems. This book addresses specific problems, including order-of-magnitude estimation, dose-response calculations, exposure assessment, extrapolations and forecasts, fault-tree analysis, and more. Num Pages: 424 pages, 82 line illus., 77 tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFR; MBNH2; RN; TB; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074573
ISBN
9780691074573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.38
€ 51.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 292 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: GPQD; TBC; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816908110
ISBN
9780816908110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.95

Hardcover. Editor(s): Caron, Rosemary M. Num Pages: 297 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621000327
ISBN
9781621000327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.78
€ 165.38

Paperback. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNKP; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Familius LLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781944822637
ISBN
9781944822637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Explains the foundations of Bayesian decision theory and shows why Savage restricted the theory's application to small worlds. This title discusses the various philosophical attitudes related to the nature of probability and offers resolutions to paradoxes believed to hinder further progress. Series: The Gorman Lectures in Economics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 43 line illus. BIC Classification: GPQ; KCA; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Fourth Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149899
ISBN
9780691149899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Cultural studies exploration of the implications of the circulation of increasingly abstract forms of capital in the contemporary global economy. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334187
ISBN
9780822334187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.07

Paperback. Risk is everywhere - from genetically modified crops, dams, and stem-cell therapy to heartbreak, online predators, inflation, and robbery. This Very Short Introduction examines what science has learned about how people deal with risks, what we can learn through decision theory, and how we can evaluate risk in our own lives. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: GPQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199576203
ISBN
9780199576203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Hardcover. High-level guidance for implementing enterprise risk management in any organization A Practical Guide to Risk Management shows organizations how to implement an effective ERM solution, starting with senior management and risk and compliance professionals working together to categorize and assess risks throughout the enterprise. Series: Wiley Corporate F&A. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470917404
ISBN
9780470917404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.53
€ 50.81

Paperback. Increasingly, patients with breast cancer are participating in the surgical and/or medical decision about their treatment. This text addresses issues relating to shared decision making and in particular those areas where a choice of treatment option involves some degree of risk/benefit analysis. Editor(s): Maslin, Anna; Powles, Trevor J. Num Pages: 282 pages, 20 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: GPQ; MJCL; MN; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
OUP Oxford Oxford
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KNW0005277
ISBN
9780192629678
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

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