Name: Clinical Versus Statistical Prediction
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Author: Paul E. Meehl

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This volume examines clinical issues, such as: how should the best interests of a patient be weighed against that patient's capacity to make her own decisions; when can statistical data trump direct observations; and what kind of treatment is best for a particular patient?

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Clinical Versus Statistical Prediction

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Bill Gates is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation.

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Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor and the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers. The Tim Ferriss Show podcast has now exceeded 400 million downloads.

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The Red Queen

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

David

James Clear is a personal development keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits. His entertaining talks teach audiences about small habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement.

James

Patrick O’Shaughnessy is the Chief Executive Officer at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM). He is the author of Millennial Money: How Young Investors can Build a Fortune, published by Palgrave Macmillan, and a contributing author to the Fourth Edition of What Works on Wall Street. Patrick’s podcast “Invest Like the Best,” which is a series of conversations with leading investors across asset classes, recently passed 7 million listeners.

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Incognito

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Joshua Waitzkin is an American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. The film "Searching for Bobby Fischer" is based on his early life.

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Brendon Burchard is a #1 New York Times best-selling author and "the world's leading high performance coach". His latest book, High Performance Habits, was a Wall Street Journal best-seller and named by Amazon as one of its top three best business and leadership books of 2017.

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The Brain That Changes Itself

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Drunk Tank Pink

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Adam M. Grant is an American psychologist and author who is currently a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania specializing in organizational psychology. He received academic tenure aged 28, making him the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School.

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Take Pride

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Genius

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Clinical Versus Statistical Prediction

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