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Struck by Lightning The Curious World of Probabilities

From lotteries, opinion polls and insurance to worries about murder rates, natural disasters and terrorism, probability plays a major part in our everyday lives'a part that is frequently and needlessly misunderstood. Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, a math professor and improvisational comedian, comes to the rescue with this irreverent, bestselling exploration of the odds and oddities of randomness. Looking at such familiar topics as poker hands, e-mail spam, political elections and game shows, Struck by Lightning puts probability into perspective and has fun along the way.

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  • "Sorprendente mundo de las probabilidades"
  • "Curious world of probabilities"
  • "Podivuhodný svět pravděpodobností"

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  • ""Human beings have long been both fascinated and appalled by randomness. On the one hand, we love the thrill of a surprise party or the freedom of not knowing what tomorrow will bring. We are inexplicably delighted by strange coincidences and striking similarities. But we also hate uncertainty's dark side. From cancer to bird flu, diseases may strike with no apparent pattern. Terrorists attack, airplanes crash, bridges collapse, and we never know if we'll be that one-in-a-million statistic. In this entertaining look at the world of probabilities, Jeffrey Rosenthal, maths professor and improvisational comedian, explains the mechanics of randomness in fields as diverse as poker hands, email spam, crime statistics, opinion polls and lottery jackpots"--Publisher website."
  • "Explains the mechanics of randomness in order to help people develop an informed perspective on probability and recognize how many aspects of life are ruled by uncertainty and randomness."
  • "From lotteries, opinion polls and insurance to worries about murder rates, natural disasters and terrorism, probability plays a major part in our everyday lives'a part that is frequently and needlessly misunderstood. Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, a math professor and improvisational comedian, comes to the rescue with this irreverent, bestselling exploration of the odds and oddities of randomness. Looking at such familiar topics as poker hands, e-mail spam, political elections and game shows, Struck by Lightning puts probability into perspective and has fun along the way."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Einführung"
  • "Popular works"
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  • "Populárně-naučné publikace"

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  • "Struck by lightning : [the curious world of probabilities]"
  • "Struck by lightning"
  • "Struck by Lightning The Curious World of Probabilities"@en
  • "Zasažen bleskem : podivuhodný svět pravděpodobností"
  • "Vom Blitz getroffen : die seltsame Welt des Zufalls"
  • "A cara o cruz : el sorprendente mundo de las probabilidades"
  • "A cara o cruz : el sorprendente mundo de las probabilidades"@es
  • "Struck by lighting"@en
  • "Ko strela udari : skrivnostni svet verjetnosti"@sl
  • "Struck by lightning : the curious world of probabilities"
  • "Struck by lightning : the curious world of probabilities"@en
  • "Zasažen bleskem : poviduhodný svět pravděpodobností"
  • "A cara o cruz : el sorprendente mundo de las probabilidades / Jeffrey S. Rosenthal ; traducción de Araceli Maira Benítez"
  • "A cara o cruz"@es
  • "Struck by lightning the curious world of probabilities"@en
  • "Struck by lightning the curious world of probabilities"

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