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Taking chances : winning with probability /

"Taking Chances presents an entertaining and accessible guide that aims to help the reader to improve their ability to work with probabilities. By describing and analysing a wide range of situations in which chance plays a role, such as the lottery, football pools, roulette, and card games, the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haigh, John, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Taking Chances presents an entertaining and accessible guide that aims to help the reader to improve their ability to work with probabilities. By describing and analysing a wide range of situations in which chance plays a role, such as the lottery, football pools, roulette, and card games, the book guides the reader around many of the common pitfalls and controversies that surround probability."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 330 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-326) and index.
ISBN:0585129428
9780585129426