Do the math! : on growth, greed, and stategic thinking /: on growth, greed, and stategic thinking. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John K. White.
• Authors: White, John K
• Contents: The doubling game: from Thomas Malthus to Bernie Madoff -- She told two friends, and they told two friends, and they told two friends ... -- The mathematics of change: a new world model -- Fairness and uncertainty: who watches the watchers? -- Statistics made simple: the science of weighting -- A case for correlation: sampling and inference, from Shakespeare to death row to sports competitiveness -- Counting and computers: from Boole to Google and back -- Who to believe? Numbers and the art of deception -- Two kinds of people: those who divide and those who don't -- How to get along: be nice, clear your ice -- Cooperation: the art and science of agreement -- The roots of economic disaster: making money from money.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, Calif London : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 371 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 330.0151; Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects; Statistics; Cooperation; Cooperation; Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects; Statistics; Wirtschaft; Statistik; Alltag; Ethik; Handlung; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483349657; 1483349659; 9781452281063; 1452281068; 9781483307183; 1483307182
• Related ISBNs: 9781412999595; 1412999596
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.