Nonfiction
Book
519.2/BERGNER,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
DESCRIPTION
xii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
LANGUAGE
NOTES
Key observations -- Contestant's row observations -- Contestant's row underbidding and anchoring -- Bidding, the game theoretic perspective -- Contestant's row strategy -- putting it altogether -- Showcase showdown -- The mystery of second showcase underperformance -- Showcase -- other observations -- Flow of the show -- Pricing games -- overview and role of heuristics -- Two item pricing games -- Three item pricing games -- Four item pricing games -- Price guess games -- Cash games -- Grocery games -- Small item pricing games -- Car pricing games, part 1 -- Car pricing games, part 2 -- Car plus games -- Other car games
"Solving The Price is Right is an in-depth exploration of the underlying probability theory of the popular television program that explores how biases and behavioral pitfalls limit our ability to successfully apply logic and math both on and off the show"--