Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||
Better Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb  (377)
$10.88
|
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb  (313)
$17.79
|
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes And How To Correct Them: Lessons From The New Science Of Behavioral Economics by Gary Belsky  (44)
|
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics) by Philip A. Fisher (50)
$13.57
|
Tomorrow's Professor: Preparing for Careers in Science and Engineering by Richard M. Reis (15)
$58.61
|
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Sherden, a business consultant, explores seven of the major fields involving prediction?meteorology, economics, investments, technology assessment, demography, futurology, and organizational planning. He describes each field, examines its track record, and concludes that none can make accurate forecasts. Meteorology at least, he says, has a sound scientific basis, though it may never be able to make accurate, long-term predictions because of the chaotic nature of weather. The author says the impediment for the other fields is that they must deal with complex systems involving too many variables to devise workable laws on which to base predictions. He writes in a very readable academic style and documents his sources, while providing numerous charts and examples. Highly recommended for all academic and public libraries as both an overview of the seven fields covered and a palliative to the many popular works that purport to be able to predict the future.?Lawrence Maxted, Gannon Univ., Erie, Pa.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
The Wall Street Journal, Stanley W. Angrist
If you believe that experts can forecast events, you will have your faith shaken by William A. Sherden's The Fortune Sellers.
See all Editorial Reviews
Sherden, a business consultant, explores seven of the major fields involving prediction?meteorology, economics, investments, technology assessment, demography, futurology, and organizational planning. He describes each field, examines its track record, and concludes that none can make accurate forecasts. Meteorology at least, he says, has a sound scientific basis, though it may never be able to make accurate, long-term predictions because of the chaotic nature of weather. The author says the impediment for the other fields is that they must deal with complex systems involving too many variables to devise workable laws on which to base predictions. He writes in a very readable academic style and documents his sources, while providing numerous charts and examples. Highly recommended for all academic and public libraries as both an overview of the seven fields covered and a palliative to the many popular works that purport to be able to predict the future.?Lawrence Maxted, Gannon Univ., Erie, Pa.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
The Wall Street Journal, Stanley W. Angrist
If you believe that experts can forecast events, you will have your faith shaken by William A. Sherden's The Fortune Sellers.
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
|
