Fooled by Randomness The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Market By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb Presented By: Nikunj Patel (10029) Piyush Kakkar (10030) E-mail: [email protected]
Nov 24, 2014
Fooled by RandomnessThe Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Market
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Presented By:Nikunj Patel (10029)Piyush Kakkar (10030)
E-mail: [email protected]
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
An MBA from Wharton and a PhD from the University of Paris.He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at New York University's Polytechnic Institute and Visiting Professor of Marketing (Cognitive Science) at London Business School.
Outline of the book
Book is divided in three parts:• Part 1: Solon’s Warning
• Part 2: Monkey’s on Typewriters
• Part 3: Wax in My Ears
Part 1: Solon’s Warning
• Introduces the concept of randomness and rare events (the black swan)
• Explains the understanding of human beings towards randomness
• Explains the impact of these rare events
Part 2: Monkey’s on Typewriters
• Explains the human biasness towards the randomness
• Explains the luck factor and probability blindness of human beings
Part 3: Wax in My Ears
• How human beings deal with the uncertainties/randomness
Theory of Determinism Vs.
Theory of Randomness
MediocristanVs.
Extremistan
Ten Thousand Monkeys on Typewriter
Luck or Skill???
Past is Imperfect Guide of Future
Something did not happen till now that does not mean that it will not
happen in the future
Black Swan Event
Silent Evidence
We always try to learn from the
winners
Process is Important…
Good Process
Bad Process
Good Outcome Skilled Lucky
Bad Outcome Unfortunate Fool who
deserves that
Frame of Reference
We always try to relate our
success with others
Useless Bell...
Life is not always 50:50
Taleb’s DistributionHigh probability of a small gain, and a small probability of a very large loss
Learned statistics ???Please…
Unlearn it Most Dangerous Knowledge Given by Professors and Teachers
Incorrect application of statistics
Dr. John(statistician) & Tony(Layman)
What we don’t know is more important than what we know…
Our decisions depends on only what we know.
Noise ??? Information
Timescale and NoiseTimescale
Probability of success Noise
1 sec 50.02% 49.98 %
1 min 50.17% 49.83 %
1 hour 51.3% 48.7 %
1 day 54% 46 %
1 month 67% 33 %
1 quarter 77% 23 %
1 year 93% 7 %
Madhucon Projects Ltd.
Take Your Decision
25 %
10 %
How Much???
Investor
Market Event
Significant ???
Decision
Gain / Loss
Frame of Reference
Unpredictable
Analyze
Yes
Comparison
Outcome
Decision
Black Swan Event
Don’t Know
Past Vs. future
Noise/ Information
Silent Evidence
Taleb Distribution
Our Conflicts
• Statistics Vs. No Statistics• Theory Vs. Reality• How to identify Noise (Randomness)
Further Reading…
• After “Fooled by Randomness” in 2001 N.N. taleb has published…
• “Black Swan” in 2007 and• “The Bed of Procrustes- Philosophical and
Practical Aphorisms”in Dec-2010.
Any Noise???