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Author Woolfson, Michael M. (Michael Mark)

Title Everyday probability and statistics : health, elections, gambling and war / Michael M. Woolfson
Published London, UK : Imperial College Press ; Singapore : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., ©2012
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Description 1 online resource (x, 278 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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
Summary 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 statistics without making heavy mathematical demands on the reader. It should enable an intelligent reader to properly assess statistical information and to understand that the same information can be presented in different ways.In this second edition the author presents a new chapter exploring science and
Notes Includes index
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Subject Probabilities.
Statistics.
Mathematics.
Probability
Mathematics
probability.
statistics.
MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General.
Mathematics
Probabilities
Statistics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1848167636
9781848167636