Understanding probability : chance rules in everyday life
Tijms, H. C.2004
Book
An introduction to probability, this entertaining book is also an exploration of how we use probability in our everyday lives. Henk Tijms looks at the law of large numbers, betting systems, random walks, the bootstrap, rare events, the central limit theorem, the Bayesian approach, & much more.
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Author:
Imprint:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Collation:
x, 380 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375) and index.
ISBN:
9780521540360 (pbk)
Dewey class:
519.2519.2TIJ
Language:
English
BRN:
320599