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The provided passages discuss the concept of "noise" as variability in judgments that should be identical [1]. They explain that noise exists in various fields such as medicine, law, economic forecasting, and personnel selection [1, 2]. The passages also mention that individuals and organizations are often unaware of noise and neglect it [2].
However, the provided passages do not specify what questions remain unanswered regarding the topic of noise. They focus on defining noise, providing examples, and outlining its detrimental effects and potential remedies [1, 2].
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From the book
Title: Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein Description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow and the coauthor of Nudge, a revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones—"a tour de force” (New York Times). Imagine that two doctors in the same city give different diagnoses to identical patients—or that two judges in the same courthouse give markedly different sentences to people who have committed the same crime. Suppose that different interviewers at the same firm make different…
man, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein show the detrimental effects of noise in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, bail, child protection, strategy, performance reviews, and personnel selection. Wherever there is judgment, there is noise. Yet, most of the time, individuals and organizations alike are unaware of it. They neglect noise. With a few simple remedies, people can reduce both noise and bias, and so make far better decisions. Packed with original ideas, and offering the same kinds of research-based insights that made Thinking, Fast and…