Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Peter Olofsson Издательство: Страниц: 268 ISBN: 9780470624456
Описание
What are the chances? Find out in this entertaining exploration of probabilities in our everyday lives "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 Math Instinct "A delightful guide to the sometimes counterintuitive discipline of probability. Olofsson points out major ideas here, explains classic puzzles there, and everywhere makes free use of witty vignettes to instruct and amuse."—John Allen Paulos, Temple University, author of Innumeracy and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper "Beautifully written, with fascinating examples and tidbits of information. Olofsson gently and persuasively shows us how to think clearly about the uncertainty that...
