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Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers - Princeton Puzzlers
Paul J. Nahin
What are your chances of dying on your next flight, being called for jury duty, or winning the lottery? We all encounter probability problems in our everyday lives. This title challenges us to think creatively about the laws of probability as they apply in playful, sometimes deceptive, ways to a fascinating array of speculative situations.
304 pages, 65 line illus. 42 computer sim.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 22, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691155005 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 134 × 207 × 21 mm · 380 g |
| Language | English |
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