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020			_a0140297863 (pbk.)
020			_a9780140297867 (pbk.)
050		4	_aHB615 _b.G533 2003
100	1		_aGigerenzer, Gerd.
245	1	0	_aReckoning with risk : _blearning to live with uncertainty /
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bPenguin, _c2003.
300			_aviii, 310 p. :
500			_aOriginally published: London: Allen Lane, 2002.
520			_aHowever much we crave certainty, we live in an uncertain world. But are we guilty of wildly exaggerating the chances of some unwanted event happening to us? Are ordinary people idiots when reasoning with risk? Far too many of us, argues Gerd Gigerenzer, are hampered by our own innumeracy. Here, he shows us that our difficulties in thinking about numbers can easily be overcome.
650		0	_aUncertainty.
650		0	_aDecision making.
650		0	_aRisk assessment.
650		0	_aHealth risk assessment.
650		0	_aStatistics
650		0	_aChoice (Psychology)
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