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Everyday probability and statistics : health, elections, gambling and war /

Probability and statistics impinge on the life of the average person in a variety of ways - as is suggested by the title of this book. Very often information is provided that is factually accurate but intended to give a biased view. This book presents the important results of probability and statist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woolfson, Michael M. (Michael Mark)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK : Singapore : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Nature of Probability
  • 1.1. Probability and Everyday Speech
  • 1.2. Spinning a Coin
  • 1.3. Throwing or Spinning Other Objects
  • Problems 1
  • ch. 2 Combining Probabilities
  • 2.1. Either-or Probability
  • 2.2. Both-and Probability
  • 2.3. Genetically Inherited Disease
  • Just Gene Dependent
  • 2.4. Genetically Inherited Disease
  • Gender Dependent
  • 2.5. Dice Game
  • American Craps
  • Problems 2
  • ch. 3 Day at the Races
  • 3.1. Kinds of Probability
  • 3.2. Betting on a Horse
  • 3.3. Best Conditions for a Punter
  • Problem 3
  • ch. 4 Making Choices and Selections
  • 4.1. Children Leaving a Room
  • 4.2. Picking a Team
  • 4.3. Choosing an Email Username
  • 4.4. UK National Lottery
  • Problems 4
  • ch. 5 Non-Intuitive Examples of Probability
  • 5.1. Birthday Problem
  • 5.2. Crown and Anchor
  • 5.3.