Taking chances : winning with probability / John Haigh.
By: Haigh, John, Dr
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Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 519.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075458 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
What are the odds against winning the Lottery, making money in a casino, or backing the right horse. Every day, people make judgements on these matters and face other decisions that rest on their understanding of probability: buying insurance, following medical advice, carrying an umbrella. Yet many of us have a frightening ignorance of how probability works. Taking Chances presents an entertaining and fascinating exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field. It describes and analyses a remarkable variety of situations where chance plays a role, including football pools, the Lottery, TV games, sport, cards, roulette, coins, and dice. The book guides the reader round common pitfalls, demonstrates how to make better informed decisions, and shows where the odds can be unexpectedly in your favour.
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.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- What is probability
- The National Lottery
- Football Pools
- Premium Bonds
- Dice
- Coins
- Roulette
- Matrix games
- Matching Problems
- TV shows
- Benford's Law
- Best of n
- Card games
- Bookies, the Tote, Spread betting
- Miscellaneous applications in sport
- Appendices