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An edition of Against the gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk (1996)

Against the gods

the remarkable story of risk

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.7 (7 ratings) ·
  • 43 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 8 Have read

History of Probability, Statistics and Risk Management presented in a clear and comprehensible way.

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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Language
English
Pages
383

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Subjects

risk management, decision making, abacus, algebra, algorithm, gambling, numbering system, Bell curve, degree of belief, average, Casino, census, Craps, dice, Risk management, Decision making, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Risk

People

Nizam al Mulk, Kenneth Arrow, Aristotle, Archimedes, Francis Bacon, Thomas Bayes, Daniel Bernoulli, Jacob Bernoulli, Johann Bernoulli, Max Born, Canopius, Aldo Cardano, Giambattista Cardano, Girolamo Cardano, Leonardo da Vinci

Times

1200-1990

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Cover of: Against the Gods
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
August 31, 1998, Wiley
in English
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Cover of: Risuku
Risuku: kamigami e no hangyaku = Against the gods : the remarkable story of risk
1998, Nihon Keizai Shinbun
in Japanese - 1-han.
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Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
March 1, 1997, Simon & Schuster Audio
Audio cassette in English - Abridged edition
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Against the gods: the remarkable story of risk
1996, John Wiley & Sons
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Against the gods: The remarkable story of risk
1996, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part 1. TO 1200: BEGINNINGS
Part 2. 1200-1700: A THOUSAND OUTSTANDING FACTS
Part 3. 1700-1900: MEASUREMENT UNLIMITED
Part 4. 1900-1960: CLOUDS OF VAGUENESS AND THE DEMAND FOR PRECISION
Part 5. DEGREES OF BELIEF: EXPLORING UNCERTAINTY
Notes.
Bibliography.
Name Index.
Subject Index.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-364) and indexes.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
368
Library of Congress
HD61 .B466 1996, , HD61.B466 1996

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Format
e-book
Pagination
xi, 383 p. :
Number of pages
383

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OL995259M
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ISBN 10
0471121045, 0471295639
LCCN
96033861
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B001KYEYWK
Library Thing
68451
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1069229

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