An Elementary Approach To Thinking Under Uncertainty

by Ruth Beyth-Marom, Sarah Lichtenstein (Editor), Shlomith Dekel, Ruth Gombo, Moshe Shaked

Overview

Published in the year 1985, An Elementary Approach To Thinking Under Uncertainty is a valuable contribution to the field of Cognitive Psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780898593792
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/01/1985
Series:	Elementary Approach
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1160L (what's this?)

About the Author

Edited by Sarah Lichtenstein. Authors- Beyth-Marom, Ruth; Dekel, Shlomith; Gombo, Ruth; Shaked, Moshe

Table of Contents

Part 1 I A GENERAL FRAMEWORK; Chapter 1 1 Certainty and Uncertainty; Chapter 2 2 Defining the Uncertain Situation; Chapter 3 3 Listing and Grouping Possible Answers; Chapter 4 4 Defining Degrees of Belief; Part 2 II SOME TOOLS; Chapter 5 5 Estimation; Chapter 6 6 Sampling —Part I; Chapter 7 7 Sampling —Part II; Part 3 III PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT; Chapter 8 8 From Group Percentages to Individual Chances — Part I; Chapter 9 9 From Group Percentages to Individual Chances —Part II; Chapter 10 10 Estimating Chances in Exceptional Problems; Chapter 11 11 Two Demonstrations; Bibliography and Background Reading; Subject Index;

Editorial Reviews

"...the academic psychology of decision-making under conditions of uncertainty is made tangibly clear and useful for everyday living...this book ought to be required reading for every high school and undergraduate student and adult in America."
—Science Books & Films

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