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

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"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.
Subjects:
Probabilities > Popular works.
Chance > Popular works.
Probabilités > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Hasard > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
MATHEMATICS > Probability & Statistics > General.
Chance
Probabilities
Waarschijnlijkheidstheorie.
Popular works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Roulette wheels and the plague
  • Surely something's wrong with you
  • The life table : you can bet on it!
  • The rarest events
  • The waiting game
  • Stockbrokers and climate change.

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