{"product_id":"probability-john-haigh-9780199588480","title":"Probability: A Very Short Introduction","description":"Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty requires a sound appreciation of the way random chance works. It requires, in short, an understanding of probability. In this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, John Haigh introduces the ideas of probability--and the different philosophical approaches to probability--and gives a brief account of the history of development of probability theory, from Galileo and Pascal to Bayes, Laplace, Poisson, and Markov. He describes the basic probability distributions and discusses a wide range of applications in science, economics, and a variety of other contexts such as games and betting. He concludes with an intriguing discussion of coincidences and some curious paradoxes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Haigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199588481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199588480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.40d","brand":"John Haigh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046301430015,"sku":"9780199588480","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_daa2e200-c3f1-435a-bb5c-4ddbc4b96a93.jpg?v=1684983799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/probability-john-haigh-9780199588480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}