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The Illusion of Certainty: Health Benefits and Risks

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 | #1452840 in Books |  2007-09-14 |  2007-09-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x.60 x6.10l,.82 | File type: PDF | 244 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Anyone who is ill should read this book.|By Donald I. Siegel|I teach science at Syracuse University to large groups of undergrads. They and the general population both, haven't a clue about how to assess certainty or uncertainty in their lives (other than a very small percentage of them). Hence, anyone with an agenda that involves numbers, can easily scare or convince people to| ||From the reviews: | |"The aim is principally to assist the public in comprehending and interpreting health benefit and risk information, and provide them with the basic methods that will allow them to make their own judgements. … A significant feature

This book provides an understanding and appreciation of the risk assessment process and the ability to objectively interpret health risk values. Included is an explanation of the uncertainty inherent in the assessment of risks as well as an explanation of how the communication and characterization of risks can dramatically alter the perception of those risks. Case studies illustrate the strengths and limitations of characterizing certain risks. Using the accepted risk...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Illusion of Certainty: Health Benefits and Risks   |  Erik Rifkin, Edward Bouwer.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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