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Taking chances. Winning with probability. 2nd edition. (English) Zbl 1042.00003

Oxford: Oxford University Press (ISBN 0-19-852663-6/pbk). xiv, 373 p. (2003).
Publisher’s description: This book presents an entertaining and fascinating exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field. It describes and analyzes a remarkable variety of situations where chance plays a role, including football pools, the Lottery, TV games, sport, cards, roulette, coins, and dice. The book guides the reader round common pitfalls, demonstrates how to make better informed decisions, and shows where the odds can be unexpectedly in your favor. 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.
The first edition was published in 1999.

MSC:

00A08 Recreational mathematics
00A05 Mathematics in general

Citations:

Zbl 1043.00500
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