Probabilities
The Little Numbers That Rule Our Lives
Peter Olofsson
- What
- are
- the
- chances?Find
- out
- in
- this
- entertaining
- exploration
- ofprobabilities
- in
- our
- everyday
- lives“If
- there
- is
- anything
- you
- want
- to
- know,
- or
- remind
- yourself,
- about
- probabilities,
- then
- look
- no
- further
- than
- this
- comprehensive,
- yet
- wittily
- written
- and
- enjoyable,
- compendium
- of
- how
- to
- apply
- probability
- calculations
- in
- real-world
- situations.”
—
- Keith
- Devlin,
- Stanford
- University,
- National
- Public
- Radio’s
- “Math
- Guy”
- and
- author
- of
- The
- Math
- Gene
- and
- The
- Math
- Instinct“A
- delightful
- guide
- to
- the
- sometimes
- counterintuitive
- discipline
- of
- probability.
- Olofsson
- points
- out
- major
- ideas
- here,
- explains
- classic
- puzzles
- there,
- and
- everywhere
- makes
- free
- use
- of
- witty
- vignettes
- to
- instruct
- and
- amuse.”
—
- John
- Allen
- Paulos,
- Temple
- University,
- author
- of
- Innumeracy
- and
- A
- Mathematician
- Reads
- the
- Newspaper“Beautifully
- written,
- with
- fascinating
- examples
- and
- tidbits
- of
- information.
- Olofsson
- gently
- and
- persuasively
- shows
- us
- how
- to
- think
- clearly
- about
- the
- uncertainty
- that
- governs
- our
- lives.”
—
- John
- Haigh,
- University
- of
- Sussex,
- author
- of
- Taking
- Chances:
- Winning
- with
- ProbabilityFrom
- probable
- improbabilities
- to
- regular
- irregularities,
- Probabilities:
- The
- Little
- Numbers
- That
- Rule
- Our
- Lives
- investigates
- the
- often-surprising
- effects
- of
- risk
- and
- chance
- in
- our
- everyday
- lives.
- With
- examples
- ranging
- from
- WWII
- espionage
- to
- the
- O.
- J.
- Simpson
- trial,
- from
- bridge
- to
- blackjack,
- from
- Julius
- Caesar
- to
- Jerry
- Seinfeld,
- the
- reader
- is
- taught
- how
- to
- think
- straight
- in
- a
- world
- of
- randomness
- and
- uncertainty.Throughout
- the
- book,
- readers
- learn:Educational,
- eloquent,
- and
- entertaining,
- Probabilities:
- The
- Little
- Numbers
- That
- Rule
- Our
- Lives
- is
- the
- ideal
- companion
- for
- anyone
- who
- wants
- to
- obtain
- a
- better
- understanding
- of
- the
- mathematics
- of chance.
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