Lewis, H. W. <br/><br/>
Why flip a coin? :  the art and science of good decisions / 
H.W. Lewis. 
 - New York :  J. Wiley,  c1997. 
 - xiii, 206 p. ;  25 cm. +  hbk. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Basics: The first cut -- The dating game -- Probability -- Gains and losses -- Putting it all together -- Stability: The Social Island -- The Prisoners' dilemma -- Competitive games -- A paradox -- Rankings -- Voting -- Impossibility -- Protecting the future -- Public decisions -- Apportionment -- War: Lanchester's law -- Fluctuations and regression -- Investing: the stock market -- Gambling -- Sports - mainly baseball -- The lady or the tiger? -- Law and juries -- Intro redux. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471165972  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96029444 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Decision making
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>153.83