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Black swan : the impact of the highly improbable/
Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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London :
Penguin,
c2010.
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| Online Access: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2010292618-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2010292618-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2010292618-b.html |
| Summary: | Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: | xxxiii, 444 p. ; ill. ; |
| ISBN: | 978-0-141-03459-1 |