Models behaving badly
Subtitle: why confusing illusion with reality can lead to disasters, on Wall Street and in life
By: Emanuel Derman
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781439164983
Subjects: Social aspects; Mathematical models; Metaphor; Theory (Philosophy)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A foolish consistency; title: Metaphors, models and theories; title: The absolute; title: The sublime; title: The inadequate; title: Breaking the cycle.