The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day Contributor(s): Hand, David J. (Author), Paul, Hodgson (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1427258821 ISBN-13: 9781427258823 Publisher: MacMillan Audio
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2014 |
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BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General - Business & Economics | Statistics - Business & Economics | Strategic Planning |
Dewey: 519.2 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.1" W x 5.8" L (0.50 lbs) |
Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
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Publisher Description: In The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anything but. In fact, they're commonplace. Not only that, we should all expect to experience a miracle roughly once every month. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hand, David J.: - David J. Hand is an emeritus professor of mathematics and a senior research investigator at Imperial College London. He is the former president of the Royal Statistical Society and the chief scientific adviser to Winton Capital Management, one of Europe's most successful algorithmic-trading hedge funds. He is the author of several books, including The Information Generation: How Data Rules Our World, Statistics: A Very Short Introduction, and The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day, has published more than three hundred scientific papers. Hand lives in London, England. |
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