Taking Chances
Taking Chances
Winning with Probability
Haigh, John
Oxford University Press
07/2000
344
Mole
Inglês
9780198502913
0198502915
344
Every day people make judgements and face decisions that rest on their understanding of probability: buying insurance, playing the lottery, carrying an umbrella. This text presents an entertaining exploration of probability, revealing traps, fallacies and where the odds can be in your favour.
What is probability; the National Lottery; football pools; premium bonds; dice; coins; roulette; matrix games; matching problems; TV shows; Benford's law; best of n; card games; bookies, the tote, spread betting; miscellaneous applications in sport.
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Every day people make judgements and face decisions that rest on their understanding of probability: buying insurance, playing the lottery, carrying an umbrella. This text presents an entertaining exploration of probability, revealing traps, fallacies and where the odds can be in your favour.
What is probability; the National Lottery; football pools; premium bonds; dice; coins; roulette; matrix games; matching problems; TV shows; Benford's law; best of n; card games; bookies, the tote, spread betting; miscellaneous applications in sport.
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
