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Taking Chances: Winning With Probability
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John Haigh
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
July 1, 2000
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780198502913
ISBN-10
0198502915
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 8 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
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Out of Print
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Great Britain
Original list price
$14.95
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university press
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: An easy-to-read, fun look at some common probability traps and fallacies and how they can be used to put the odds in the reader's favor. Written by a math expert, who uses real-life examples that can be understood by general readers, Taking Chances: Winning with Probability shows how to make better betting decisions in such games of chance as: lotteries, football pools, dice, roulette, card games, tv game shows, horse racing, and betting with bookies. It will interest all those who are interested in gaining the extra advantage when it comes to winning the lottery, making money in the casino, winning the football pool, or backing the right horse.
Editions
Hardcover
from Oxford Univ Pr (April 15, 1999)
9780198502920 | details & prices | 330 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $35.00
Paperback
Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (August 28, 2003)
9780198526636 | details & prices | 384 pages | 5.50 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Taking Chances presents an entertaining and fascinating exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field.
About: Taking Chances presents an entertaining and fascinating exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field.
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Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (July 1, 2000)
9780198502913 | details & prices | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $14.95
About: An easy-to-read, fun look at some common probability traps and fallacies and how they can be used to put the odds in the reader's favor.
About: An easy-to-read, fun look at some common probability traps and fallacies and how they can be used to put the odds in the reader's favor.
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