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020 _a9781400063512 (hbk) :
_c27.00 USD
100 1 _aTALEB Nassim Nicholas
245 _aThe black swan :
_bthe impact of the highly improbable/
_cNassim Nicholas Taleb
260 _aNew York :
_bRandom House,
_c2007
300 _axxviii, 366 p.
520 _aBlack Swans are events that lie outside normal expectations, that have great impact, and despite being entirely unpredictable are subsequently subjected to human efforts to explain them and thus make them predictable. The book is an exploration of the concept of uncertainty and the problems inherent in predicting the future.
650 _aUNCERTAINTY
_xINFORMATION THEORY
650 _aUNCERTAINTY
_xSOCIAL ASPECTS
650 _aFORECASTING
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