Packed with practical tips and techniques for solving probability problems Increase your chances of acing that probability exam -- or winning at the casino! Whether you're hitting the books for a probability or statistics course or hitting the tables at a casino, working out probabilities can be problematic. This book helps you even the odds. Using easy-to-understand explanations and examples, it demystifies probability -- and even offers savvy tips to boost your chances of gambling success! Discover how to Conquer combinations and permutations Understand probability models from binomial to exponential Make good decisions using probability Play the odds in poker, roulette, and other games
| Limba | Engleza |
| Cuprins | Introduction. Part I: The Certainty of Uncertainty: Probability Basics. Chapter 1: The Probability in Everyday Life. Chapter 2: Coming to Terms with Probability. Chapter 3: Picturing Probability: Venn Diagrams, Tree Diagrams, and Bayes' Theorem. Part II: Counting on Probability and Betting to Win. Chapter 4: Setting the Contingency Table with Probabilities. Chapter 5: Applying Counting Rules with Combinations and Permutations. Chapter 6: Against All Odds: Probability in Gaming. Part III: From A to Binomial:.Basic Probability Models. Chapter 7: Probability Distribution Basics. Chapter 8: Juggling Success and Failure with the Binomial Distribution. Chapter 9: The Normal (but Never Dull) Distribution. Chapter 10: Approximating a Binomial with a Normal Distribution. Chapter 11: Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem. Chapter 12: Investigating and Making Decisions with Probability. Part IV: Taking It Up a Notch: Advanced Probability Models. Chapter 13: Working with the Poisson (a Nonpoisonous) Distri |
| Data Publicarii | 4 April 06 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Paginare | 384 |
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