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The Luck of the Draw: The Role of Lotteries in Decision Making
The Luck of the Draw The Role of Lotteries in Decision Making
Author: Peter Stone
From the earliest times, people have used lotteries to make decisions--by drawing straws, tossing coins, picking names out of hats, and so on. We use lotteries to place citizens on juries, draft men into armies, assign students to schools, and even on very rare occasions, select lifeboat survivors to be eaten. Lotteries make a great deal of sens...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199756100
ISBN-10: 0199756104
Publication Date: 4/15/2011
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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