Taking Chances - Winning with Probability (Paperback, New ed)

Who said you couldn't make money out of the lottery? The best way isn't to buy a ticket, but to write a book about probability. Haigh is the mathematician from the University of Sussex who has become something of a regular on news and chat programmes explaining why particular combinations of numbers come up more (or less) often than 'common sense' leads you to believe. The lottery is the jumping off point for his excellent accessible guide to the way probability applies to many games of chance. It may not help you to win, but it will certainly spell out why you keep on losing. (Kirkus UK)

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. This new edition has been fully updated, and includes information on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link", plus a new chapter on Probability for Lawyers.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	August 2003
Authors:	John Haigh
Dimensions:	196 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	388
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-852663-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Gambling > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Card games > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Board games > General
LSN:	0-19-852663-6
Barcode:	9780198526636

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