Everyday probability and statistics : health, elections, gambling and war /
Probability and statistics impinge on the life of the average person in a variety of ways - as is suggested by the title of this book. Very often information is provided that is factually accurate but intended to give a biased view. This book presents the important results of probability and statist...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, UK : Singapore :
Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub.,
©2012.
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| ISBN: | 1848167636 9781848167636 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Nature of Probability
- 1.1. Probability and Everyday Speech
- 1.2. Spinning a Coin
- 1.3. Throwing or Spinning Other Objects
- Problems 1
- ch. 2 Combining Probabilities
- 2.1. Either-or Probability
- 2.2. Both-and Probability
- 2.3. Genetically Inherited Disease
- Just Gene Dependent
- 2.4. Genetically Inherited Disease
- Gender Dependent
- 2.5. Dice Game
- American Craps
- Problems 2
- ch. 3 Day at the Races
- 3.1. Kinds of Probability
- 3.2. Betting on a Horse
- 3.3. Best Conditions for a Punter
- Problem 3
- ch. 4 Making Choices and Selections
- 4.1. Children Leaving a Room
- 4.2. Picking a Team
- 4.3. Choosing an Email Username
- 4.4. UK National Lottery
- Problems 4
- ch. 5 Non-Intuitive Examples of Probability
- 5.1. Birthday Problem
- 5.2. Crown and Anchor
- 5.3.