Taking chances : winning with probability /
"What are the odds against winning the Lotto, The Weakest Link, or Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The answer lies in the science of probability, yet many of us are unaware of how this science works. Every day, people make judgements on a wide variety of situations where chance plays a role, inc...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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Edición: | New ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- What is probability?
- lotteries
- football pools, premium bonds
- one coin, many games
- dice
- games with few choices
- waiting, waiting, waiting
- TV games
- casino games
- bookies, the tote, spread betting
- this sporting life
- lucky for some
- miscellanea
- probability for lawyers.