Black swan : the impact of the highly improbable
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas,
Black swan : the impact of the highly improbable - 2nd ed., Random trade pbk. ed. - New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2010. - xxxiii, 444 p. :
"Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso.
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.
081297381X 9780812973815 (pbk.)
Uncertainty (Information theory)
Forecasting.
003.54 / TAL
Black swan : the impact of the highly improbable - 2nd ed., Random trade pbk. ed. - New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2010. - xxxiii, 444 p. :
"Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso.
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.
081297381X 9780812973815 (pbk.)
Uncertainty (Information theory)
Forecasting.
003.54 / TAL