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Struck by Lightning
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Jeffrey S Rosenthal
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From lotteries, opinion polls and insuranceto worries about murder rates, naturaldisasters and terrorism, probability plays amajor part in our everyday lives--a partthat is frequently and needlessly misunderstood.Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, a mathprofessor and improvisational comedian, comes to the rescue with this irreverent, bestselling exploration of the odds andoddities of randomness. Looking at suchfamiliar topics as poker hands, e-mailspam, political elections and game shows, Struck by Lightning puts probability intoperspective and has fun along the way.
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HarperCollins Publishers
Published date |
12 Sep 2006
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Pages |
288
Dimensions |
203 x 135 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight |
245g
ISBN |
978-0-0063-9495-2
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mathematics / probability & statistics / general
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