Stein, James D. <br/><br/>
The right decision  a mathematician's secret formula for making the right choice every time /  [electronic resource] : 
James Stein 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  c2010 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 242 p.) 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>You are what you decide -- Creating the menu -- What's in it for me? determining your payoffs -- When the crystal ball is cloudy -- Dumping the losers: the admissibility criterion -- Worst-case scenarios: the minimax criterion -- In the long run: Bayes' criterion -- Taking the plunge: the maximax criterion -- Which club to use -- What you don't know can hurt you -- The balance of powers -- People who need people -- Hurts so good 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071614207 (electronic bk.) 0071614206 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Decision making