Name: The Right Decision von James Stein
SKU: 9780071614191
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The Right Decision Zusammenfassung

The Right Decision James Stein

CAN YOU EVER BE SURE YOU'RE MAKINGTHE RIGHT DECISION?

Should you stay in a comfy job with little chance of advancement-or take a riskier one in which you could make lots of money but also wind up on the street?

Should you listen to a doctor who advises surgery-or trust another who tells you to wait and see if your condition improves?

Should you remain in a cozy relationship without much spark-or cut your losses and search for your soul mate?

Is there ever a right decision? Professor James Stein would argue yes, and in this provocative new book, he shows you how to apply the mathematical principles of Decision Theory to every aspect of your life. Ingeniously blending statistics, probability, game theory, economics, and even philosophy, this dynamic new approach to decision making can help you choose a new career path, buy a better home, even pick the perfect mate. With The Right Decision, you can't go wrong.

INCLUDES ENTERTAINING INTERACTIVE QUIZZESTO HELP YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION EVERY TIME!

Über James Stein

James Stein is a Yale graduate who received both his M.A. and Ph.D at U.C. Berkeley, is Professor of Mathematics at California State University, past member of the enormously prestigious Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton (where Oppenheimer held the physics chair formerly held by Einstein and became the head of the Institute) and co-author of two other books. He is also the author of the soon-to-be-published book, How Math Explains the World (Harper-Collins 2008) which is scheduled for an initial print run of 50,000; translation rights have already been sold in a number of countries.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

1.Decisions
2.Actions
3.Payoffs
4.Relevance of Payoffs
5.States
6.Criteria for Decions
7.Admissibility
8.The Minimax Criterion
9.The Maximax Criterion
10.Baye's Criterion
11.Preferences and Utilities
12.Value and Cost of Information
13.Choosing a Criterion
14.Game Theory
15.Competitive Solution
16.Cooperative Solution
17.Vindictive Solution
18.Encore Performance

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR008798056

ISBN 13

9780071614191

ISBN 10

0071614192

Titel

The Right Decision James Stein

Autor

James Stein

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Gebundene Ausgabe

Verlag

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Datum

20100116

Anzahl der Seiten

256

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