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Struck by Lightning : the Curious World of Probabilities by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal is a mathematics available to read on EtoBox.
What is Struck by Lightning : the Curious World of Probabilities about?
Includes index Surrounded by randomness : probabilities everywhere -- What are the odds of that? : coincidence and surprise -- Laying down the law : why casinos always win -- Dealing the cards : bridge, poker, and blackjack -- Murder most foul : measuring trends -- Utility functions : how to make decisions -- White lab coats : what studies do and don't show -- Ain't gonna happen : very low probabilities -- Interlude : the case of the collapsing casino -- Fifty-one percent to forty-nine percent : the true meaning of polls -- Nineteen times out of twenty : margins of error -- Randomness to the rescue : when uncertainty is your friend -- Evolution, genes, and viruses : randomness in biology -- That wily Monty Hall : finding probabilities from clues -- Spam, spam, probability, and spam : blocking unwanted e-mail -- Ignorance, chaos, and quantum mechanics : causes of randomness -- Final exam : do you have probability perspective?
Who reads Struck by Lightning : the Curious World of Probabilities?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jeffrey S. Rosenthal
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780002007917
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Stem
- Rating
- 3.65 / 5 (216 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13