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About the Course

Most professions these days require more than general intelligence. They require in addition the ability to collect, analyze and think about data.
Personal life is enriched when these same skills are applied to problems in everyday life involving judgment and choice. This course presents
basic concepts from statistics, probability, scientific methodology, cognitive psychology and cost-benefit theory and shows how they can be
applied to everything from picking one product over another to critiquing media accounts of scientific research. Concepts are defined briefly
and breezily and then applied to many examples drawn from business, the media and everyday life. What kinds of things will...
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Top reviews

JM

Jul 28, 2019

This course is great! I recommend it to anyone who wants to be able to reason better and have more capabilities in making decisions. Thank you Dr. Nisbett and Coursera for providing this course.

MK

Apr 7, 2020

Anyone beginner can take this course and be 100 times more understanding of information via any media while also perhaps understanding what is the best choice in some give scenario IRL.

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By Kurt H

Jun 4, 2020

It was very helpful and I learned a great deal. Bravo!

By coco.zhuhui

May 11, 2018

great course! I think it's very helpful in daily life.

By JoAnn G

Oct 19, 2020

Game changing course for me. Salamat po, Dr. Nisbett!

By Aleš T

Mar 21, 2020

Could be the most eye-opening course I have attended.

By Андрій І Г

Aug 14, 2020

Great course, very interesting. Professional teacher

By Dr. M A M

Dec 1, 2019

excelente, muy claro y preciso, sumamente practicio.

By Erika G

Jan 18, 2023

It was very interesting and helpful course. Thanks!

By Ashish J

Mar 25, 2021

it`s a great course, got some additional knowledge.

By Lee B C

Oct 1, 2020

Very informative and useful sharings from Professor

By JOHN Q

May 10, 2017

great course with worthwhile information....thanks.

By Kristi T

Dec 26, 2020

Great course, various necessary aspects explained.

By josss t

Mar 29, 2023

Un curso muy interesante y llego de cosas útiles.

By Theodor F

May 10, 2022

Teaches you skills to judge what you see, hear.

By ADITYA A

Jul 9, 2020

Learned a lot. Great Course. Thank you so much.

By Deleted A

Oct 2, 2017

An excellent course which can make you smarter.

By Ra S

Mar 31, 2018

Brilliant course and well taught by professor.

By Stamatis S

Jul 3, 2020

I have received a framework to check my ideas

By Serge K

Aug 21, 2017

I like the book and have enjoyed the course!

By J a

Jun 29, 2017

This course is exactly what we all need now!

By Anna P

Jul 9, 2023

Engaging professor and topics well covered

By JD U

Oct 30, 2020

Everything in this lesson is very helpful.

By Alex G

May 31, 2022

I feel smarter after taking this course.

By Оля М

May 24, 2020

I like it. It's simple and informative.

By VERLA L

Nov 4, 2020

I had a wonderful learning experience.

By patrick k

Jan 15, 2023

An excellent and fascinating course!