Chance rules : an informal guide to probability, risk, and statistics / Brian S. Everitt.
By: Everitt, Brian
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Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An entertaining exploration of aspects of chance, risk and probability, ranging from the toss of a coin to the use of clinical trials in medicine and the evaluation of alternative therapies. Aimed at all those who would like to discover more about chance and the way it operates in a variety of settings, the book is written by the prolific author, Professor Brian S. Everitt, Head of the Biostatistics and Computing Department at Kings College, London.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A brief history of chance -- Tossing coins and having babies -- Dice -- Gambling for fun: lotteries and football pools -- "Serious" gambling: roulette, cards and horse racing -- Balls birthdays and coincidences -- Conditional probability and the Reverend Thomas Bayes -- Puzzling probabilities -- Taking risks -- Statistics, statisticians and medicine -- Alternative therapies: panaceas or placebos? -- Chance, chaos and chromosomes.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- A Brief History of Chance
- Tossing Coins and Having Babies
- Rolling Dice
- Gambling for Fun: Lotteries and Football Pools
- Serious Gambling: Roulette, Cards and Horse Racing
- Birthdays and Coincidences
- Conditional Probability and the Reverend Thomas Bayes
- Puzzling Probabilities
- Taking Risks
- Statistics, Statisticians and Medicine
- Alternative Therapies-Paneceas of Placebos?- Chance in Nature
- What is Chance?