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Against the Gods

The Remarkable Story of Risk

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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

  • ★★★ ★ 3.71 ·
  • 7 Ratings
  • 40 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 7 Have read

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

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Wiley
Language
English
Pages
400

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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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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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Cover of: Against the Gods
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
March 1, 1997, Simon & Schuster Audio
Audio cassette in English - Abridged edition
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Cover of: Against the gods
Against the gods: the remarkable story of risk
1996, John Wiley & Sons
e-book in English
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Cover of: Against the gods
Against the gods: The remarkable story of risk
1996, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
in English
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Against the gods: the remarkable story of risk
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"Why is the mastery of risk such a uniquely modern concept?"

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OL7614795M
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0471295639
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