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958954679 |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20190729110511.0 |
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943645804 |
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160923s2016 nyua b 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781468313758 : |
| Terms of availability |
$33.95 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1468313754 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)958954679 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
FMG |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
FMG |
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FMG |
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OCLCO |
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ON8 |
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UTW |
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BDX |
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YDXCP |
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MQ7 |
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IUO |
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BUR |
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CZA |
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OCLCF |
| 050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QA273.15 |
| Item number |
.S65 2016 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
519.2 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Smith, Gary, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1945- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
What the luck? : |
| Remainder of title |
the surprising role of chance in our everyday lives / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Gary Smith. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York, NY : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
The Overlook Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
289 pages : |
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illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
I: Overreaction. The law of small numbers -- II: Inherited traits. The father of regression ; Choose your parents carefully -- III: Education. Testing 1,2,3 ; The beatings will continue until morale improves ; Money for nothing ; Learning and unlearning -- IV: Games of chance. Hopes and excuses -- V: Sports. Champions choke ; Jinxes, slumps, and superstitions ; Being smart about it -- VI: Health: Take two aspirin ; The tin standard -- VII: Business. The triumph of mediocrity ; From bad to better and great to good ; Draft picks, CEOs, and soul mates -- VIII: Forecasting. A better crystal ball -- IX: Investing. $100 bills on the sidewalk -- X: Conclusion. Living with regression. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Explores the role of luck, specifically the concept of "regression to the mean," in everyday life, exploring how failures to understand chance and random variations influence choices and perceptions of truth. |
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1 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Probabilities. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Chance. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Fortune. |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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| Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) |
u613101 |
| 903 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT C, LDC (RLIN) |
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33608 |