Understanding Probability : Chance Rules in Everyday Life

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Summary: A delightful introduction to probability
Review: A pleasant surprise; a book that makes technical ideas (probability theory) easy to understand. Most books on probability give you lots of equations, but they don't tell you how to apply them to real situations.
But here, basic principles are illustrated by colorful examples (gambling, lotteries, etc.) and use of history; both the layman and the expert will find nice things in this book to read.

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Summary: A great introduction to probability
Review: This book very clearly explains why probability works and how to apply it. The first six chapters help the beginner develop a "feel for probabilities", using wonderful examples from real life. In the ensuing chapters the book gives a very clear explanation of the basics of probability theory. The author shows a high degree of awareness of the difficulties commonly encountered by beginning students of probability. He skilfully makes use of all conceivable devices to facilitate understanding of concepts such as density functions and conditional expectations. A great book!

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Summary: A great book
Review: This is the book for understanding and learning probability! I used this lively introduction to probability in class and I found it a pleasure to read it. The challenging problems and the way they are tackled using computer simulations before providing analytic solutions, gave the students a lot of insights. Also the key concepts and ideas from probability theory are treated in a very clear way. I wished I had seen this book before.