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{{review|Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets|Nassim Nicholas Taleb | {{a|book review|}}{{br|Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets}} — {{author|Nassim Nicholas Taleb}} | ||
==Standard deviations, repetition, but no hesitation== | |||
Amazon provides an interesting statistical commentary on this and all other products on its site: a graphic of the relative proportions of different star ratings assigned by customer reviews. If you flip this on its side it looks a lot more like what it is: a statistical representation of customers' views of the book. | Amazon provides an interesting statistical commentary on this and all other products on its site: a graphic of the relative proportions of different star ratings assigned by customer reviews. If you flip this on its side it looks a lot more like what it is: a statistical representation of customers' views of the book. | ||