HAIGH:TAKING CHANCES:WINNING WITH PROBABILITY NEW ED PAPER: Winning with Probability - Couverture souple

HAIGH, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0198526636 ISBN 13 : 9780198526636

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Taking Chances presents an entertaining and fascinating exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field. It describes and analyzes a remarkable variety of situations where chance plays a role, including football pools, the Lottery, T.V. games, sport, cards, roulette, coins, and dice. The book guides the reader round common pitfalls, demonstrates how to make better informed decisions, and shows where the odds can be unexpectedly in your favor. This new edition has been fully updated, and includes information on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire? " and "The Weakest Link", plus a new chapter on Probability for Lawyers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Haigh is Reader in Statistics at the University of Sussex. His interest in probability was awakened by various card games, and he has made a particular study of lotteries, cards, and dice.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198526636
• ISBN 13: 9780198526636
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 387
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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