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Randomness / Deborah J. Bennett.
LIBRA QA273.15 .B46 1998
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bennett, Deborah J., 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Probabilities--Popular works.
- Probabilities.
- Probabilities--History.
- History.
- Chance--Popular works.
- Chance.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 238 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- From the ancients' first readings of the innards of birds to your neighbor's last bout with the state lottery, humankind has put itself into the hands of chance. This book describes the misconceptions and difficulties civilization has overcome in progressing toward probabilistic thinking, providing a skillful account of what makes the science of probability so daunting in our day. 32 line illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0674107454
- OCLC:
- 37675705
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