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Book, 1999
Current format, Book, 1999, , No Longer Available.
Book, 1999
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An entertaining and accessible introduction to how chance works and the role it plays in everyday life, discussing chances of winning the lottery, the potential of making a living as a gambler, and the possibility of the universe as a predictable machine. Orkin is professor of statistics at California State University-Hayward. He is interviewed frequently on radio and television shows nationwide. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) An introduction to how chance works and the role it plays in everyday life discusses the chances of winning the lottery, the potential of making a living as a gambler, and the possibility of the universe as a predictable machine.
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