improbability

There is no need to resort to formulas such as superstitions, supernatural interventions or psychic powers to explain why strange coincidences, "miracles" or events that make you say "this cannot happen" occur, or to predict what will happen and when. Since chance and probability, not determinism, underlie the laws of motion of the universe, the fundamental laws of probability shed light on such events. Author David J. Hand helps you understand the phenomenon called probability from a logical and mathematical perspective. It gives the message that you can control the possibilities you encounter in life by reasoning very simply and making very simple mathematical calculations.

Including the stories of interesting people such as Joseph Jagger, who won 4 million dollars from roulette by analyzing data and calculating probability, Roy Sullivan, who was struck by lightning eight times, and Sally Clark, who was found guilty of murdering both of her babies and was imprisoned, Improbability will make you think about probability instead of going to a fortune teller to predict what will happen in the future. He invites you to do the calculations and states that fortune tellers do nothing but calculate probabilities anyway.

This book is for those who do not want to leave things to chance and for those who want to approach games of chance such as Lotto and lottery more scientifically... "... an enlightening evaluation of the psychological phenomena and probability mathematics that make probability inconceivable for many people..."

- New Scientist -

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Pages: 288

Size: 13.5 x 21

First Printing Year: 2017

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Media Type: Paperback