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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©1999.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 330 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-326) and index. |
ISBN: | 0585129428 9780585129426 |