Simply rational : decision making in the real world / Gerd Gigerenzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gigerenzer, Gerd, author.

Series:

Oxford series in evolution and cognition.

Oxford series in evolution and cognition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Probabilities.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Statistical illiteracy can have an enormously negative impact on decision making. This book brings together applied and theoretical research on risks and decision making across the fields of medicine, psychology, and economics. Collectively, the chapters demonstrate why the frame in which statistics are communicated is essential for broader understanding and sound decision making, and that understanding risks and uncertainty has wide-reaching implications for daily life.

Contents:

How i got started teaching physicians and judges risk literacy

Why do single event probabilities confuse patients?

HIV screening : helping clinicians make sense of test results

Breast cancer screening pamphlets mislead women

Helping doctors and patients make sense of health statistics

Public knowledge of benefits of breast and prostate cancer screening in Europe

Heuristic decision making

The recognition heuristic : a decade of research

The hot hand exists in volleyball and is used for allocation decisions

Stereotypes about men's and women's intuitions: a study of two nations

As-if behavioral economics : neoclassical economics in disguise?

Personal reflections on theory and psychology.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-299) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-939009-6

0-19-939008-8

0-19-024068-7