Calculated Risks
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Calculated Risks is a popular science book by psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer that explains how to better understand and communicate statistical information and probabilities in everyday decision-making.
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| Calculated Risks canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve communication of risk
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improve understanding of statistical information ⓘ |
| author | Gerd Gigerenzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | research on heuristics and biases ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
misleading statistical communication
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use of relative risk without base rates ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
Bayes' theorem
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absolute risk ⓘ base rate ⓘ conditional probability ⓘ false negative rate ⓘ false positive rate ⓘ natural frequencies ⓘ relative risk ⓘ risk communication ⓘ statistical illiteracy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
everyday decisions
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legal decision-making ⓘ medical decision-making ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | psychological approach to statistics ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Gerd Gigerenzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | How to Know When Numbers Deceive You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general public
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health professionals ⓘ lawyers ⓘ |
| languageStyle | accessible ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
decision-making
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probability ⓘ risk literacy ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
examples from medicine and law
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popularizing natural frequency formats ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| proposesMethod | using natural frequencies to present probabilities ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Reckoning with Risk
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Risk Savvy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachesSkill |
interpreting medical test results
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interpreting probabilities ⓘ risk literacy ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | science communication ⓘ |
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