The improbability principle

why coincidences miracles and rare events happen every day

The improbability principle

why coincidences miracles and rare events happen every day
David J Hand
Book - 2014

"An eye-opening and engrossing look at rare moments, why they occur, and how they shape our world"--

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37413315044513 متاح Non-fiction 519.2 HAND
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المؤلف الرئيسي: Hand, D. J. (David J.), 1950-
التنسيق: كتاب
اللغة:English
منشور في: New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
الطبعة:First edition.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a A statistician presents his theory that extraordinary and rare events are actually commonplace and cites stories of two-time lottery winners and other bizarre coincidences to support his theory that unlikely events statistically must happen. 
505 0 |a The mystery -- A capricious universe -- What is chance? -- The law of inevitability -- The law of truly large numbers -- The law of selection -- The law of the probability lever -- The law of near enough -- The human mind -- Life, the universe, and everything -- How to use the improbatility principle. 
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