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The secret to making better decisions.

SAGE Research Methods Online (backfile through 2025) Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Boyce, Kieran, interviewee.
Serna, Lily, narrator.
Grech, Jason, interviewee.
Kim, Annie, interviewee.
Series:
Sage research methods.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Decision making--Mathematical models.
Decision making.
Optimal stopping (Mathematical statistics).
Game theory.
Queuing theory.
Chaotic behavior in systems.
Algorithms.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (00:58:23)) : sound, colour
Place of Publication:
Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Company, 2011.
Language Note:
Closed-captions in English.
Summary:
Mathematician, Lily Serna, explains how using math makes decisions easier and choices better, and saves time. Exploring the concepts of optimal stopping, game theory, algorithm vs. human intuitive decision making, queuing theory, chaos theory, as well as providing examples of algorithm-run distribution centers and algorithm-based fashion design, Serna makes a case for applying math to everyday lives.
Participant:
Interviewee, Kieran Boyce.
Academic, Lily Serna.
Interviewee, Jason Grech.
Interviewee, Annie Kim.
Notes:
Description based on XML content.
ISBN:
9781526475589 (streaming video) :
OCLC:
1091332918
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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