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Can I read Taking Chances : Winning with Probability on EtoBox?
Taking Chances : Winning with Probability by John Haigh is a mathematics available to read on EtoBox.
What is Taking Chances : Winning with Probability about?
An easy-to-read, fun look at some common probability traps and fallacies and how they can be used to put the odds in the reader's favor. Written by a math expert, who uses real-life examples that can be understood by general readers, Taking Chances: Winning with Probability shows how to make better betting decisions in such games of chance as: lotteries, football pools, dice, roulette, card games, tv game shows, horse racing, and betting with bookies. It will interest all those who are interested in gaining the extra advantage when it comes to winning the lottery, making money in the casino, winning the football pool, or backing the right horse.
Who reads Taking Chances : Winning with Probability?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John Haigh
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780198502920
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Stem
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (39 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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