| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Logic, argumentation & reasoning ; volume 20 |
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Logic, argumentation & reasoning ; v. 20.
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| Contents |
1. Chancy Outcome Situation -- 2. Outcome Luck Assessment and the Luck Equation -- 3. Variant Approaches to Luck -- 4. Some Illustrative Examples -- 5. Luck in Success/Failure Situations -- 6. Basic Luck Theorems -- 7. Luck and Risk -- 8. Managing Luck |
| Summary |
This book is an original--the first-ever treatment of the mathematics of Luck. Setting out from the principle that luck can be measured by the gap between reasonable expectation and eventual realization, the book develops step-by-step a mathematical theory that accommodates the entire range of our pre-systematic understanding of the way in which luck functions in human affairs. In so moving from explanatory exposition to mathematical treatment, the book provides a clear and accessible account of the way in which luck assessment enters into the calculations of rational decision theory |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 10, 2021) |
| Subject |
Chance -- Mathematical models
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030637804 |
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3030637808 |
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