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100 1 _aTaleb Nassim Nicholas
245 _aBlack swan :
_bthe impact of the highly improbable /
_cNassim Nicholas Taleb.
260 _aNew York :
_bRandom House Trade Paperbacks,
_c2010.
300 _axxxiii, 444 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aExamines 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.
650 _aUNCERTAINTY (INFORMATION THEORY)
_xSOCIAL ASPECTS
650 _aFORECASTING
945 _i40933-1001
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