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What are the chances? : voodoo deaths, office gossip, and other adventures in probability /

"Our lives are governed by chance. But what, exactly, is chance? In this book, accomplished statistician and storyteller Bart K. Holland takes us on a tour of the world of probability. Weaving together tales from real life - from the spread of the bubonic plague in medieval Europe or the number...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Holland, Bart K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Our lives are governed by chance. But what, exactly, is chance? In this book, accomplished statistician and storyteller Bart K. Holland takes us on a tour of the world of probability. Weaving together tales from real life - from the spread of the bubonic plague in medieval Europe or the number of Prussian cavalrymen kicked to death by their horses, through IQ test results and deaths by voodoo curse, to why you have to wait in line for rides at Disneyworld - Holland captures the reader's imagination with surprising examples of probability in action, everyday events that can profoundly affect our lives but are controlled by just one number."--Jacket
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 141 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:0801875927
9780801875922
9780801869419
0801869412