Taking Chances: Winning with Probability (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198526636)

Taking Chances 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.

Author: John Haigh
ISBN-10: 0198526636
ISBN-13: 9780198526636
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2003
Pages: 388
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.02w x 0.88d