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by Jonny Bell
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Sports Psychology: Inside the Athlete's Mind
Have You Ever Wanted To Improve Your Performance?
No matter what sport you play, there are always problems with confidence and motivation that can get in the way of actually using all of the skills that you have been working to build through...
Probability
With Applications and R
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
An introduction to probability at the undergraduate level
Chance and randomness are encountered on a daily basis. Authored by a highly qualified professor in the field, Probability: With Applications and R delves into the theories and applications essential to obtaining a thorough understanding...
by Enrico Zio
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Monte Carlo simulation is one of the best tools for performing realistic analysis of complex systems as it allows most of the limiting assumptions on system behavior to be relaxed. The Monte Carlo Simulation Method for System Reliability and Risk Analysis comprehensively illustrates the Monte Carlo...
From Statistics to Mathematical Finance
Festschrift in Honour of Winfried Stute
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2017
This book, dedicated to Winfried Stute on the occasion of his 70th birthday, presents a unique collection of contributions by leading experts in statistics, stochastic processes, mathematical finance and insurance. The individual chapters cover a wide variety of topics ranging from nonparametric estimation,...
Statistics of Financial Markets
Exercises and Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Practice makes perfect. Therefore the best method of mastering models is working with them.
This book contains a large collection of exercises and solutions which will help explain the statistics of financial markets. These practical examples are carefully presented and provide computational...
Backward Stochastic Differential Equations with Jumps and Their Actuarial and Financial Applications
Backward Stochastic Differential Equations with Jumps and Their Actuarial and Financial Applications
BSDEs with Jumps
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
Backward stochastic differential equations with jumps can be used to solve problems in both finance and insurance.
Part I of this book presents the theory of BSDEs with Lipschitz generators driven by a Brownian motion and a compensated random measure, with an emphasis on those generated by...
Pure and Simple
How to Simplify Your Life, Do Less, and Get More
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2015
Get More out of Life with Less Effort
You’ve heard of people living “the good life.” They always seem to have plenty of time, money, and energy to fulfill their goals and dreams. Their secret? A simple life.
Pure and Simple is based on the 80/20 principle and suggests steps to...
Fourier-Malliavin Volatility Estimation
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
This volume is a user-friendly presentation of the main theoretical properties of the Fourier-Malliavin volatility estimation, allowing the readers to experience the potential of the approach and its application in various financial settings. Readers are given examples and instruments to implement...
Thunder Cloud
Managing Reward in a Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
The way businesses manage reward has not adapted to changes in the employment relationship and the nature of work in the digital age. Reward is usually treated like a clock, as if it were predictable and easy to read. In reality, it is part of a large complex ecosystemit is often like a thundercloud,...
Giardinieri, principesse, porcospini. Metafore per l'evoluzione personale e professionale
Metafore per l'evoluzione personale e professionale
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Questo libro si rivolge a chi desidera imparare a costruire metafore da dedicare ai suoi pazienti, ai suoi allievi, ai suoi collaboratori, e, più genericamente, ai suoi amici. Si rivolge anche a chi è convinto che le metafore siano uno strumento privilegiato per inviare messaggi evolutivi all’inconscio...
by Elizabeth Kuhnke
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2009
If you are puzzled by other people or want to improve the impression you give, knowing about body language could be the key. In this book you’ll discover how the body reveals what people really mean and how you can use your body and your expressions to improve your self-image to others. It explores...
Why People Cooperate
The Role of Social Motivations
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
Any organization's success depends upon the voluntary cooperation of its members. But what motivates people to cooperate? In Why People Cooperate, Tom Tyler challenges the decades-old notion that individuals within groups are primarily motivated by their self-interest. Instead, he demonstrates that...
Better By Mistake
The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2011
New York Times columnist Alina Tugend delivers an eye-opening big idea: Embracing mistakes can make us smarter, healthier, and happier in every facet of our lives.
In this persuasive book, journalist Alina Tugend examines the delicate tension between what we’re told—we must make mistakes...
Free Yourself from Workplace Bullying
Become Bully-Proof and Regain Control of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Award winning bestseller on combating workplace bullying, de-toxifying from a campaign and recovering your self-confidence and self-belief.'This is a remarkable resource, full of useful advice on a very serious topic.' Joy Orpen, Sunday Independent (Ireland)'This is a brilliant, insightful...