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Not What to Decide, but How
by Dan Goldstein
Dan Goldstein is Assistant Professor at London Business School and Principal Research Scientist at Yahoo! Research. See full bio
August 7, 2008, Law and Crime

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Catch a thief with pencil and ruler

By Dan Goldstein on August 7, 2008 in Decisions, Decisions

It's time to play CSI, so put on your detective's hat. A series of burglaries has been committed, all by the same thief. You plot the crime locations on a map. Now you have to decide where to look for the bad guy. Many ideas come flooding to mind, but which one to go with? You only have limited time and effort to spend on this ... Read More

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