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Taking chances :: winning with probability /

"Taking Chances presents an entertaining and accessible guide that aims to help the reader to improve their ability to work with probabilities. By describing and analysing a wide range of situations in which chance plays a role, such as the lottery, football pools, roulette, and card games, the...

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Main Author:	Haigh, John, 1955-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:	Probabilities > Popular works. Probabilités > Ouvrages de vulgarisation. MATHEMATICS > Probability & Statistics > General. Probabilities Alltag Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie Einführung Waarschijnlijkheidstheorie. Kansspelen. Mathematical Statistics. Mathematics. Physical Sciences & Mathematics. Popular works
Online Access:	DE-862 DE-863
Summary:	"Taking Chances presents an entertaining and accessible guide that aims to help the reader to improve their ability to work with probabilities. By describing and analysing a wide range of situations in which chance plays a role, such as the lottery, football pools, roulette, and card games, the book guides the reader around many of the common pitfalls and controversies that surround probability."--Jacket.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 330 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-326) and index.
ISBN:	0585129428 9780585129426

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spelling	Haigh, John, 1955- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjw87BBtXBd3xMhfrVtc4C http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98069833 Taking chances : winning with probability / John Haigh. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©1999. 1 online resource (xiv, 330 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-326) and index. What is probability? -- Lotteries -- Football pools, premium bonds -- One coin, many games -- Dice -- Games with few choices -- Waiting, waiting, waiting -- Let's play best of three -- TV games -- Casino games -- Bookies, the Tote, spread betting -- This sporting life -- Lucky for some--miscellanea -- Appendix I. Counting -- Appendix II. Probability -- Appendix III. Averages and variability -- Appendix IV. Goodness-of-fit tests -- Appendix V. The Kelly strategy -- Solutions to test yourself quizzes -- Literature cited. Print version record. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL "Taking Chances presents an entertaining and accessible guide that aims to help the reader to improve their ability to work with probabilities. By describing and analysing a wide range of situations in which chance plays a role, such as the lottery, football pools, roulette, and card games, the book guides the reader around many of the common pitfalls and controversies that surround probability."--Jacket. Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL English. Probabilities Popular works. Probabilités Ouvrages de vulgarisation. MATHEMATICS Probability & Statistics General. bisacsh Probabilities fast Alltag gnd Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4079013-7 Einführung gnd Waarschijnlijkheidstheorie. gtt Kansspelen. gtt Mathematical Statistics. hilcc Mathematics. hilcc Physical Sciences & Mathematics. hilcc Popular works fast has work: Taking chances (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGvrH3wKCVrp9HMV9fTgyq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Haigh, John, Dr. Taking chances. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©1999 0198502923 (DLC) 98039018 (OCoLC)39671115
spellingShingle	Haigh, John, 1955- Taking chances : winning with probability / What is probability? -- Lotteries -- Football pools, premium bonds -- One coin, many games -- Dice -- Games with few choices -- Waiting, waiting, waiting -- Let's play best of three -- TV games -- Casino games -- Bookies, the Tote, spread betting -- This sporting life -- Lucky for some--miscellanea -- Appendix I. Counting -- Appendix II. Probability -- Appendix III. Averages and variability -- Appendix IV. Goodness-of-fit tests -- Appendix V. The Kelly strategy -- Solutions to test yourself quizzes -- Literature cited. Probabilities Popular works. Probabilités Ouvrages de vulgarisation. MATHEMATICS Probability & Statistics General. bisacsh Probabilities fast Alltag gnd Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4079013-7 Einführung gnd Waarschijnlijkheidstheorie. gtt Kansspelen. gtt Mathematical Statistics. hilcc Mathematics. hilcc Physical Sciences & Mathematics. hilcc
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