Probability
A Very Short Introduction
$27.97
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
17 May 2012
Summary
Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty - which is the norm - requires a sound appreciation of the way random chance works. As analysis and modelling of most aspects of the world, and all measurement, are necessarily imprecise and involve uncertainties of varying degrees, the understanding and management of probabilities is central to much work in the sciences and economics.
In this Very Short Introduction, John Haigh introduces the ideas of probability and different phi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199588480 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199588481 |
| Author: | John Haigh |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 17 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 128g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 113mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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An excellent and provocative introduction to a fascinating and underappreciated subject.
An excellent and provocative introduction to a fascinating and underappreciated subject. * Mathematical Gazette *
About The Author
John Haigh
John Haigh is a mathematics tutor at the University of Sussex and has written many papers on probability. He is the author of three books, including Taking Chances.
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