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003			OCoLC
005			20190729110511.0
019			_a943645804
008			160923s2016 nyua b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781468313758 : _c$33.95
020			_a1468313754
035			_a(OCoLC)958954679
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050	1	4	_aQA273.15 _b.S65 2016
082	0	4	_a519.2 _223
100	1		_aSmith, Gary, _d1945-
245	1	0	_aWhat the luck? : _bthe surprising role of chance in our everyday lives / _cGary Smith.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bThe Overlook Press, _c2016.
300			_a289 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.
505	0		_aI: 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			_aExplores 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.
650		0	_aProbabilities.
650		0	_aChance.
650		0	_aFortune.
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