Making Better Decisions Decision Theory in Practice by GILBOA

Making Better Decisions Decision Theory in Practice by GILBOA

ISBN-13: 9781444336528

ISBN-10: 1444336525

Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (October 1, 2010)

Making Better Decisions introduces readers to some of the principal aspects of decision theory, and examines how these might lead us to make better decisions.

Introduces readers to key aspects of decision theory and examines how they might help us make better decisions

Presentation of material encourages readers to imagine a situation and make a decision or a judgment

Offers a broad coverage of the subject including major insights from several sub-disciplines: microeconomic theory, decision theory, game theory, social choice, statistics, psychology, and philosophy

Explains these insights informally in a language that has minimal mathematical notation or jargon, even when describing and interpreting mathematical theorems

Critically assesses the theory presented within the text, as well as some of its critiques

Includes a web resource for teachers and students