What are the Chances of That? by Andrew C A Elliott
What are the Chances of That? discusses chance and the importance of understanding how it affects our lives. It goes beyond a mathematical approach to the subject, showing how our thinking about chance and uncertainty has been shaped by history and culture, and only relatively recently by the mathematical theory of probability.
There can be no doubt that Elliott delivers on his promise of going cross-country: his latest book is a veritable cornucopia of all things probability, touching on such diverse areas as gambling, performing arts, population health, crime, finance, evolution and genetics, and meteorology...Elliott is an entertaining writer. * James Wilson, Metascience *
The book is very readable and it is crammed full of both interesting examples and wise observations. It is clearly one of the best in a market that, although increasingly crowded, can hardly be overstocked. Strongly recommended to a wide readership. * Owen Toller, The Mathematical Gazette *
The book is very readable and it is crammed full of both interesting examples and wise observations... Strongly recommended to a wide readership. * Owen Toller, Mathematical Gazette *
The book is very readable and it is crammed full of both interesting examples and wise observations. It is clearly one of the best in a market that, although increasingly crowded, can hardly be overstocked. Strongly recommended to a wide readership. * Owen Toller, The Mathematical Gazette *
The book is very readable and it is crammed full of both interesting examples and wise observations... Strongly recommended to a wide readership. * Owen Toller, Mathematical Gazette *
Andrew Elliott cares about numbers and how people think about them. Coming from a career in financial systems, he understands the importance of fluent thinking about the impact of numbers in our lives. In 2016, unsettled by the lack of practical numeracy in public debate and in the media, he created a website and wrote the book Is That a Big Number? to help readers answer that question. His next book What are the Chances of That? continues that project by looking at some typically small numbers and probabilities.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198869023 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198869029 |
| Title | What are the Chances of That? |
| Author | Andrew C A Elliott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2021-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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