Taking Chances
Taking Chances
Winning with Probability
Haigh, John
Oxford University Press
02/1999
240
Dura
Inglês
9780198502920
0198502923
549
This text presents an exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field. It describes and analyzes a variety of situations where chance plays a role, including football pools, the Lottery, TV games, sport, cards, roulette, coins, and dice.
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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This text presents an exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field. It describes and analyzes a variety of situations where chance plays a role, including football pools, the Lottery, TV games, sport, cards, roulette, coins, and dice.
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.
