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]
©2010
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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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I: The History
  • Part II : The Mathematics
  • Part III : The Analysis
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix A. Descriptions of the Games Used in This Book
  • Appendix B. Glossary of Gambling Terms Used in This Book
  • Appendix C. The Weak Law of Large Numbers
  • Appendix D. Glossary of Mathematical Definitions
  • Appendix E. Callouts
  • Notes
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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