What Are the Chances?: Voodoo Deaths, Office Gossip, and Other Adventures in Probability
Author:   Bart K. Holland (Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, New Jersey Medical School)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9780801869419


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   29 July 2002
Recommended Age:   From 18
Format:   Hardback
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What Are the Chances?: Voodoo Deaths, Office Gossip, and Other Adventures in Probability


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Author:   Bart K. Holland (Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, New Jersey Medical School)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780801869419


ISBN 10:   0801869412
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   29 July 2002
Recommended Age:   From 18
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Roulette Wheels and the Plague Chapter 2. Surely Something's Wrong With You Chapter 3. The Life Table: You Can Bet On It! Chapter 4. The Rarest Events Chapter 5. The Waiting Game Chapter 6. Stockbrokers and Climate Change Index

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<p> If you have ever wondered about the chances of a Prussian cavalryman being kicked to death by his horse or if you prefer to work out your own life expectancy by staring at life tables, then Bart Holland's excellent primer on probability is a great place to start. In a time when anecdote and panic seem to influence public policy more than objective analysis, Holland has provided a welcome reminder of the power of the analytical approach. -- Simon Singh, New Scientist


<p> What Are the Chances? is an enjoyable read. And painlessly instructive as well... [a] charming book.--James Gerrand The Skeptic


Author Information

Bart K. Holland is an associate professor of biostatistics and epidemiology in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at New Jersey Medical School.

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