4 Quotes by William Poundstone

  • Author William Poundstone
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    One of the things that price consultants have learned is that what consumers say and what they do are not the same thing.

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    Many people like myself who teach marketing start the course by saying, ‘We’re not about manipulating consumers, we’re about discovering needs and meeting them,’ ” said Eric Johnson of Columbia University. “And then, if you’re in the field awhile, you realize, yes, we can manipulate consumers.

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    One portfolio is better than another one when it offers higher mean return for a given level of volatility – or a lower volatility for a given level of return.

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