Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions

by Gerd Gigerenzer

Book Overview

An eye-opening look at the ways we misjudge risk every day and a guide to making better decisions with our money, health, and personal lives In the age of Big Data we often believe that our predictions about the future are better than ever before. But as risk expert Gerd Gigerenzer shows, the surprising truth is that in the real world, we often get better results by using simple rules and considering less information. In "R"isk "Savvy," Gigerenzer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670025658
• ISBN13: 9780670025657
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.0"