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Chance Rules: An Informal Guide To Probability, Risk & Statistics
Author: Everitt, Brian S.
Paperback; 20 Figures
225 pages
Published: September 1999
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN: 0387987681

Chance Rules tells the story of our understanding of chance through history and the various ways it impacts our lives. To better understand chance, we try to make the uncertainty more precise by quantifying it, using terms such as probability and odds, risk and statistics. Everitt illustrates these key concepts using stories that range from the earliest gamblers to the modern geneticistand quantum theory researcher trying to integrate probability into their research.An informal guide to probability, risk and statistics. An exploration of chance, risk and probability, ranging from the toss of a coin to the use of clinical trials in medicine and the evaluation of alternative therapies. This text is aimed at those people who would like to discover more about chance and the way it operates in a variety of settings.


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