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Struck by Lightning
Jeffrey Seth Rosenthal
其他書名
The Curious World of Probabilities
出版ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006
主題Humor / GeneralMathematics / GeneralMathematics / Probability & Statistics / GeneralScience / GeneralScience / Essays
ISBN073331774X9780733317743
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=X72VPwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋"While no one can predict uncertain events with certainty, we can at least understand the uncertainty itself. Jeffrey Rosenthal, reveals the probabilites associated with a variety of situations: how we can defeat the onslaught of spam ; the odds of running into an acquaintance while on vacation ; whether we really need to buy insurance ; and how to increase our chances of winning games, from poker to Monolpoly to Rock Paper Scissors. In cogent, often humorous prose, Rosenthal shows us that once we understand the rudiments of probability we will no longer scramble to lock our doors everytime the newspaper headlines shout that burglary rates are on the increase. And maybe - just maybe - we'll finally realize that despite a run of good luck at the casino, the house always win. What are the odds of that?" -- back cover.