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Noise : (Record no. 21363)

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fixed length control field 02494cam a22003375i 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780008309008
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 153.83
Item number KAH
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Author name Kahneman, Daniel,
Dates associated with a name 1934-
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Noise :
Sub Title a flaw in human judgment /
Statement of responsibility, etc Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First edition.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Name of publisher William Collins,
Year of publication 2021
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages ix, 454 pages :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 25 cm
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-438) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction: Two kinds of error -- Part I. Finding noise: Crime and noisy punishment ; A noisy system ; Singular decisions -- Part II. Your mind is a measuring instrument: Matters of judgment ; Measuring error ; The analysis of noise ; Occasion noise ; How groups amplify noise -- Part III. Noise in predictive judgment: Judgments and models ; Noiseless rules ; Objective ignorance ; The valley of the normal -- Part IV. How noise happens: Heuristics, biases, and noise ; The matching operation ; Scale ; Patterns ; The sources of noise -- Part V. Improving judgments: Better judges for better judgments ; Debiasing and decision hygiene ; Sequencing information in forensic science ; Selection and aggregation in forecasting ; Guidelines in medicine ; Defining the scale in performance ratings ; Structure in hiring ; The mediating assessments protocol -- Part VI. Optimal noise: The costs of noise reduction ; Dignity ; Rules or standards? -- Review and conclusion: Taking noise seriously -- Epilogue: A less noisy world -- Appendix A: How to conduct a noise audit -- Appendix B: A checklist for a decision observer -- Appendix C: Correcting predictions.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Discusses why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection.
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Subject Decision making.
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Subject Reasoning (Psychology)
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Subject Judgment.
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Subject Cognitive styles.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Subject PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Subject PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition.
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Subject PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Subject Cognitive styles.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Subject Decision making.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Subject Judgment.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Subject Reasoning (Psychology)
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Author 2/ Editor Sibony, Olivier,
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Author 2/ Editor Sunstein, Cass R.,
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Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type Books
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Permanent Location Current Location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Price effective from Koha item type
          Institute of Public Enterprise, Library Institute of Public Enterprise, Library S Campus 12/05/2021 Shah Book House 699.00 153.83 KAH 45788 12/05/2021 Books