What's Luck Got to Do with It? : : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion /

What's Luck Got to Do with It? : : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / / Joseph Mazur.

Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a lively and eye-openin...

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Mazur, Joseph,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010]
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Year of Publication:2010
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.) :; 35 halftones. 10 line illus.
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