Title:
Solving the Price is right : how mathematics can improve your decisions on and off the set of America's celebrated game show / Justin L. Bergner.
ISBN:
9781633888517
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2023]
©2023
Physical Description:
270 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Contents:
Key observations -- Contestant's row observations -- Contestant's row underbidding and anchoring -- Bidding, the game theoretic perspective -- Contestant's row strategy -- putting it altogether -- Showcase showdown -- The mystery of second showcase underperformance -- Showcase -- other observations -- Flow of the show -- Pricing games -- overview and role of heuristics -- Two item pricing games -- Three item pricing games -- Four item pricing games -- Price guess games -- Cash games -- Grocery games -- Small item pricing games -- Car pricing games, part 1 -- Car pricing games, part 2 -- Car plus games -- Other car games.
Summary:
"Solving The Price is Right is an in-depth exploration of the underlying probability theory of the popular television program that explores how biases and behavioral pitfalls limit our ability to successfully apply logic and math both on and off the show"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1331705925
Availability:
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