Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities / by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal

Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities /

Jeffrey S. Rosenthal

288 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics psychology science informative lighthearted slow-paced

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From lotteries, opinion polls and insuranceto worries about murder rates, naturaldisasters and terrorism, probability plays amajor part in our everyday lives—a partthat is frequently and needlessly misunderstood.Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, a mathprofess...

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