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The wisdom of crowds

Paperback • 2005 • English • 1. edition

The wisdom of crowds: why the many are smarter than the few

By James Surowiecki

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About the book

Decisions take by a large group, even if the individuals within the group aren't smart, are always better than decisions made by small numbers of 'experts'. This seemingly simply notion has endless and major ramifications for how businesses operate, how knowledge is advanced, how economies are (or should be) organised and how nation-states fare. With great erudition, Surowiecki ranges across the disciplines of psychology, economics, statistics and history to show just how this principle operates...Show more

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ISBN

9780349117072

Publisher

Abacus

Published year

2005

Language

English

Edition

1

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The wisdom of crowds

Format

Paperback

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