What's Luck Got to Do with It? : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion /

Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a lively and eye-openin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mazur, Joseph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Games of chance (Mathematics)
Gambling > Social aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY > Applied Psychology.
GAMES > Gambling > General.
games of chance.
Jeux de hasard > Aspect social.
Hasard > Aspect psychologique.
Jeux de hasard (Mathematiques)
Chance > Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
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505 0 |a The history -- Pits, pebbles, and bones : rolling to discover fate -- The professionals : luck becomes measurable -- From coffeehouses to casinos : gaming becomes big business -- There's no stopping it now : from bans to bookies -- Betting with trillions : the 2008 world economic calamity -- The mathematics -- Who's got a royal flush? : one deal as likely as another -- The behavior of a coin : making predictions with probability -- Someone has to win : betting against expectation -- A truly astonishing result : the weak law of large numbers -- The skill/luck spectrum : even great talent needs some good fortune -- The analysis -- Let it ride : the house money effect -- Knowing when to quit : psychomanaging risk -- The theories : what makes a gambler? -- Hot hands : expecting long runs of the same outcome -- Luck : the dicey illusion. 
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