Chance Rules
An Informal Guide to Probability, Risk and Statistics
Published on 1. September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 202 pages
978-0-387-98768-2 (ISBN)
Description
An entertaining exploration of aspects 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. Aimed at all those who would like to discover more about chance and the way it operates in a variety of settings, the book is written by the prolific author, Professor Brian S. Everitt, Head of the Biostatistics and Computing Department at Kings College, London.
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews of the second edition:
"This book takes its place in a long line of books on probability directed to nonmathematicians. . the author gives those readers interested in more details some simple mathematics in various places, with the comment that readers uneasy with mathematics can pass over these details without losing the main thrust, but encourages readers to make the effort. . readers who try to follow the mathematical details will probably find these to be helpful exercises." (Gerald A. Heuer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1156, 2009)
More details
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
33 s/w Abbildungen
33 black & white illustrations, biography
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
700 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-98768-2 (9780387987682)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
01/2008
2nd Edition
Springer
€27.00
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Additional editions
Book
08/1999
Springer
€85.55
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Content
A brief history of chance - What are the chances? assigning probabilities - Choice and chance: permutations and combinations - Tossing coins and having babies - Rolling dice - Gambling for fun: lotteries and football pools - Serious gambling: roulette, cards and horse racing - Balls, birthdays and coincidences - Conditional probability and the Reverend Thomas Bayes - Puzzling probabilities - Taking risks - Statistics, statisticians and medicine - Alternative therapies: panaceas or placebos.