Making Better Decisions: Decision Theory in Practice
Book Details
Author(s)Itzhak Gilboa
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1444336525
ISBN-139781444336528
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank528,431
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Making Better Decisions introduces readers to some of the principal aspects of decision theory, and examines how these might lead us to make better decisions.
- Introduces readers to key aspects of decision theory and examines how they might help us make better decisions
- Presentation of material encourages readers to imagine a situation and make a decision or a judgment
- Offers a broad coverage of the subject including major insights from several sub-disciplines: microeconomic theory, decision theory, game theory, social choice, statistics, psychology, and philosophy
- Explains these insights informally in a language that has minimal mathematical notation or jargon, even when describing and interpreting mathematical theorems
- Critically assesses the theory presented within the text, as well as some of its critiques
- Includes a web resource for teachers and students
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