The following works have helped and guided me in the process of writing this novel. One way or another, I have employed artistic freedom in interpreting the wisdom contained in these volumes. Thus, all possible mistakes and misunderstandings are solely my own responsibility. Just like the novel itself which, I should reveal right now, I have fabricated from beginning to end.
Gigerenzer, Gerd: Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions (Penguin Books, 2014)
Holopainen, Martti: The Foundations of Mathematical Statistics (Otava, 1992)*
Laininen, Pertti: Probability and Its Statistical Application (Otatieto, 2001)*
Salomaa, J.E.: Arthur Schopenhauer. Life and Philosophy (WSOY, 1944)*
Schopenhauer, Arthur: A Pessimist’s Wisdom. Selected Essays from Schopenhauer’s Works (WSOY, 1944)*
Schopenhauer, Arthur: The Art of Being Right. 38 Ways to Win an Argument (1831)
Schopenhauer, Arthur: The World as Will and Representation (trans. R. B. Haldane & J. Kemp, 1844)
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas: Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and the Markets (Random House, 2001)
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas: The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Random House, 2007)
Tilastokeskus: Finnish Statistical Yearbook 2017 (Tilastokeskus, 2017)*
* Only available in Finnish