When to Rob a Bank
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"When to Rob a Bank" is a nonfiction book by economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner that compiles and expands on their Freakonomics-style essays exploring quirky, data-driven insights into everyday life and economic behavior.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9303522 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: When to Rob a Bank Context triple: [Steven Levitt, notableWork, When to Rob a Bank]
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A.
How to Rob a Bank
"How to Rob a Bank" is a crime-comedy film featuring Erika Christensen in a leading role.
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B.
Where the Money Was: The Memoirs of a Bank Robber
"Where the Money Was: The Memoirs of a Bank Robber" is the autobiographical account of legendary American bank robber Willie Sutton, detailing his criminal exploits, prison breaks, and reflections on his life of crime.
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C.
The Bank Job
The Bank Job is a 2008 British heist thriller film, loosely based on the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery in London and known for its blend of crime, suspense, and political intrigue.
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D.
The Heist
The Heist is the Grammy-winning debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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E.
Robbed Blind
"Robbed Blind" is a blues-rock song by Keith Richards from his solo album "Crosseyed Heart."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: When to Rob a Bank Target entity description: "When to Rob a Bank" is a nonfiction book by economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner that compiles and expands on their Freakonomics-style essays exploring quirky, data-driven insights into everyday life and economic behavior.
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A.
How to Rob a Bank
"How to Rob a Bank" is a crime-comedy film featuring Erika Christensen in a leading role.
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B.
Where the Money Was: The Memoirs of a Bank Robber
"Where the Money Was: The Memoirs of a Bank Robber" is the autobiographical account of legendary American bank robber Willie Sutton, detailing his criminal exploits, prison breaks, and reflections on his life of crime.
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C.
The Bank Job
The Bank Job is a 2008 British heist thriller film, loosely based on the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery in London and known for its blend of crime, suspense, and political intrigue.
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D.
The Heist
The Heist is the Grammy-winning debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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E.
Robbed Blind
"Robbed Blind" is a blues-rock song by Keith Richards from his solo album "Crosseyed Heart."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Stephen J. Dubner
NERFINISHED
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Steven D. Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Freakonomics blog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
counterintuitive outcomes
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economic incentives in everyday situations ⓘ quirky questions about human behavior ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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popular economics ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Stephen J. Dubner
NERFINISHED
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Steven D. Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
economist
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journalist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hidden side of everyday life
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unintended consequences ⓘ use of data to challenge conventional wisdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
data-driven
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essay ⓘ humorous ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Freakonomics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Freakonomics
NERFINISHED
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SuperFreakonomics NERFINISHED ⓘ Think Like a Freak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
behavioral economics
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crime ⓘ economics ⓘ everyday life ⓘ incentives ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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readers of popular economics ⓘ |
| tone |
analytical
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informal ⓘ irreverent ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
case studies
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empirical research ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ |
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Subject: When to Rob a Bank Description of subject: "When to Rob a Bank" is a nonfiction book by economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner that compiles and expands on their Freakonomics-style essays exploring quirky, data-driven insights into everyday life and economic behavior.
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