Gary Smith
Gary Smith received his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University, after which he taught at Yale for seven years. He is currently the Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics at Pomona College in Claremont, California.
Gary Smith received his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University, after which he taught at Yale for seven years. He is currently the Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics at Pomona College in Claremont, California. See less
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Gary Smith book reviews
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What the Luck?: The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives
another winner
by Cameron, Oct 20, 2016
I, too, read What the Luck? because I loved Smith's Standard Deviations. It did not disappoint. I did not know anything about regression; now I do, and I see it everywhere. For example, I am not at ... Read More
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What the Luck?: The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives
A great book
by William, Oct 19, 2016
This is a wonderful follow-up to Dr. Smith's Standard Deviations, which was a Times' Book of the Week. There are a ton of clearly explained examples of traps to avoid and opportunities to take ... Read More
