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    Making Better Decisions: Decision Theory in Practice
    Making Better Decisions: Decision Theory in Practice
    Making Better Decisions: Decision Theory in Practice
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    Making Better Decisions: Decision Theory in Practice

    By Itzhak Gilboa

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    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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateJul 23, 2010
    ISBN9781444328141
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    • 4/5
      Very nice, engaging introductory book on decision making written by an expert scholar in the field. I would strongly recommend it to any undergraduate student in related field, but I would expect any attentive reader interested in these issues to find it useful, illuminating and engaging. Recommended!

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