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The Improbability Principle
- Why coincidences, miracles and rare events happen all the time
Engelsk Paperback
The Improbability Principle
- Why coincidences, miracles and rare events happen all the time
Engelsk Paperback

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Why is it that incredibly unlikely phenomena actually happen quite regularly and why should we, in fact, expect such things to happen? Here, in this highly original book - aimed squarely at anyone with an interest in coincidences, probability or gambling - eminent statistician David Hand answers this question by weaving together various strands of probability into a unified explanation, which he calls the improbability principle.

This is a book that will appeal not only to those who love stories about startling coincidences and extraordinarily rare events, but also to those who are interested in how a single bold idea links areas as diverse as gambling, the weather, airline disasters and creative writing as well as the origin of life and even the universe. The Improbability Principle will change your perspective on how the world works – and tell you what the Bible code and Shakespeare have in common, how to win the lottery, why Apple''s song shuffling was made less random to seem more random. Oh and why lightning does in fact strike twice...

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
320
ISBN-13:
9780552170192
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0552170194
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
29 jan 2015
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
198mm
Højde:
131mm
Forlag:
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato:
29 jan 2015
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