Chance The life of games and the game of life /

With its many easy-to-follow mathematical examples, this book takes the reader on an almost chronological trip through the fascinating and amazing laws of chance, omnipresent in the natural world and in our daily lives. Along the route many fascinating topics are discussed, such as: challenging prob...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Marques de Sá, Joaquim P. (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a Probabilities and Games of Chance -- Amazing Conditions -- Expecting to Win -- The Wonderful Curve -- Probable Inferences -- Fortune and Ruin -- The Nature of Chance -- Noisy Irregularities -- Chance and Order -- Living with Chance. 
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