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Does the "noise" include race-driven, sex-driven, or class-driven noise? If not, then is the book really that good?

Rob Block It sounds like you are trying to prejudge a book you haven't read because it may not advance your particular agenda.…moreIt sounds like you are trying to prejudge a book you haven't read because it may not advance your particular agenda.(less)

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can someone please share the table of contents :D ? it doesn't display completely on the amazon preview

Tehillah I just viewed the Table of Contents on Amazon and it is complete - you need to scroll down in that preview (which shows from the cover all the way to …moreI just viewed the Table of Contents on Amazon and it is complete - you need to scroll down in that preview (which shows from the cover all the way to page 31)(less)

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A question for those who have read the book. We like to say, when talking about data & statistics, 'correlation is not causation'. Do you think that the notion of occasional noise, explained in the book, leads to the conclusion that most of the time, 'correlation is not DIRECT, but INDIRECT causation'?

Katalin Tímea No, I don't think so. Maybe the example that was given in the book for exactly this statement is one where there is an indirect causation, or a factor…moreNo, I don't think so. Maybe the example that was given in the book for exactly this statement is one where there is an indirect causation, or a factor that affects both parameters mentioned. But it is not the case for everything that correlates, and the book doesn't states that either.(less)

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Does "Noise" offer new ideas compared to "Thinking Fast and Slow" and "Nudge" or is it rather a synthesis of the ideas presented in other books by Kahneman and Sunstein?

Ursina Yes, it does present new/different ideas from those other books.

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"Noise" also deals with medical choices, which are the focus of my upcoming book 'Your Life Depends on It: What You Can Do to Make Better Choices about Your Health'. How interesting did you find these in "Noise"?

Brett Carson The book deals less with individual/patient choices and more with the variability in diagnoses in the medical community given the same (or very simila…moreThe book deals less with individual/patient choices and more with the variability in diagnoses in the medical community given the same (or very similar) circumstances. He goes through level noise (like how some doctors will prescribe a certain drug over another more than the base-rate) and occasion noise (how doctors are less likely to recommend surgery later in the day). Hope this helps.(less)

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I am sure I am not the first to notice that the reviews of this book have been mixed up with those of some kind of gadget that also goers by the name, "Noise" and which, it appears, doesn't work very well. Hence the "split" rankings of "Noise." Maybe GoodReads could correct this?

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