Reckoning with Risk
Book • 2025
In 'Reckoning with Risk', Gerd Gigerenzer explores how people misunderstand risks, particularly conditional risks, and argues for using natural frequencies to improve comprehension.
The book provides tools for understanding statistics and making informed decisions in uncertain environments.
It also critiques common misunderstandings of risk, such as the misuse of relative risk versus absolute risk.
The book provides tools for understanding statistics and making informed decisions in uncertain environments.
It also critiques common misunderstandings of risk, such as the misuse of relative risk versus absolute risk.
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Gerd Gigerenzer as a book he published, discussing calculated risk and its implications.
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