Probability For DummiesJohn Wiley & Sons, 3 avr. 2006 - 384 pages 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 |
Table des matières
Introduction | 1 |
Counting on Probability and Betting to Win 65 | 4 |
The Part of Tens 311 | 5 |
The Probability in Everyday Life | 9 |
Coming to Terms with Probability | 19 |
Picturing Probability Venn Diagrams | 39 |
Mapping Out Probabilities with Tree Diagrams | 47 |
the Law of Total Probability | 57 |
Approximating a Binomial with a Normal Distribution | 187 |
Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem | 201 |
t The Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion p | 217 |
Investigating and Making Decisions with Probability | 221 |
Putting the p in probability with pvalues | 228 |
Taking It Up a Notch Advanced | 233 |
Working with the Poisson a Nonpoisonous Distribution 235 Chapter 14 Covering All the Angles of the Geometric Distribution | 251 |
Making a Positive out of the Negative Binomial Distribution | 261 |
Counting on Probability and Betting to Win | 65 |
Applying Counting Rules with Combinations and Permutations | 77 |
Against All Odds Probability in Gaming | 103 |
than you may think | 123 |
From A to Binomial | 129 |
Juggling Success and Failure with the Binomial Distribution | 151 |
The expected value of the binomial | 165 |
The Normal but Never Dull Distribution | 167 |
Remaining Calm about the Hypergeometric Distribution | 273 |
For the Hotshots Continuous | 283 |
The Exponential and Its Relationship to Poisson Exposed | 299 |
Ten Steps to a Better Probability Grade | 313 |
Interpret Your Results | 321 |
Tables for Your Reference | 333 |
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