Struck by Lightning The Curious World of Probabilities

Name: Struck by Lightning The Curious World of Probabilities
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ISBN: 9780309097345

ISBN-10: 0309097347

ISBN-13: 9780309097345

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jeffrey S. Rosenthal

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Human beings have long been both fascinated and appalled by randomness. On the one hand, we love the thrill of a surprise party, the unpredictability of a budding romance, or the freedom of not knowing what tomorrow will bring. But we also hate uncertainty's dark side. Terrorists attack, diseases strike, accidents happen, and we never know if we'll be that one in a million statistic.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 4/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 270
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English




Surrounded by Randomness: Probabilities Everywhere



What Are the Odds of That? Coincidence and Surprise



Laying Down the Law: Why Casinos Always Win



Dealing the Cards: Bridge, Poker, and Blackjack



Murder Most Foul: Measuring Trends



Utility Functions: How to Make Decisions



White Lab Coats: What Studies Do and Don't Show



Ain't Gonna Happen: Very Low Probabilities



Interlude: The Case of the Collapsing Casino



Fifty-one Percent to Forty-nine Percent: The True Meaning of Polls



Nineteen Times Out of Twenty: Margins of Error



Randomness to the Rescue: When Uncertainty Is Your Friend



Evolution, Genes, and Viruses: Randomness in Biology



That Wily Monty Hall: Finding Probabilities from Clues



Spam, Spam, Probability, and Spam: Blocking Unwanted E-mail



Ignorance, Chaos, and Quantum Mechanics: Causes of Randomness



Final Exam: Do You Have Probability Perspective?


Acknowledgments


About the Author


Index