Probabilities
The Little Numbers That Rule Our Lives
Peter Olofsson
- Praise
- for
- the
- First
- Edition“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
- Unfinished
- GameFrom
- probable
- improbabilities
- to
- regular
- irregularities,
- Probabilities:
- The
- Little
- Numbers
- That
- Rule
- Our
- Lives,
- Second
- Edition
- investigates
- the
- often
- surprising
- effects
- of
- risk
- and
- chance
- in
- our
- lives.
- Featuring
- a
- timely
- update,
- the
- Second
- Edition
- continues
- to
- be
- the
- go-to
- guidebook
- for
- an
- entertaining
- presentation
- on
- the
- mathematics
- of
- chance
- and
- uncertainty.The
- new
- edition
- develops
- the
- fundamental
- mathematics
- of
- probability
- in
- a
- unique,
- clear,
- and
- informal
- way
- so
- readers
- with
- various
- levels
- of
- experience
- with
- probability
- can
- understand
- the
- little
- numbers
- found
- in
- everyday
- life.
- Illustrating
- the
- concepts
- of
- probability
- through
- relevant
- and
- engaging
- real-world
- applications,
- the
- Second
- Edition
- features
- numerous
- examples
- on
- weather
- forecasts,
- DNA
- evidence,
- games
- and
- gambling,
- and
- medical
- testing.
- The
- revised
- edition
- also
- includes:Probabilities:
- The
- Little
- Numbers
- That
- Rule
- Our
- Lives,
- Second
- Edition
- is
- an
- ideal
- reference
- for
- anyone
- who
- would
- like
- to
- obtain
- a
- better
- understanding
- of
- the
- mathematics
- of
- chance,
- as
- well
- as
- a
- useful
- supplementary
- textbook
- for
- students
- in
- any
- course
- dealing
- with probability.
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