Probability For DummiesJohn Wiley & Sons, 3 apr. 2006 - 384 sidor 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 |
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Introduction | 1 |
The Probability in Everyday Life | 9 |
Use simulations | 15 |
Coming to Terms with Probability | 19 |
Simplifying the addition rule with mutually exclusive events | 35 |
Picturing Probability Venn Diagrams | 39 |
Counting on Probability and Betting to Win | 65 |
Applying Counting Rules with Combinations and Permutations | 77 |
Approximating a Binomial with a Normal Distribution | 187 |
Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem | 201 |
The Sampling Distribution of the Sample Total t | 210 |
Investigating and Making Decisions with Probability | 221 |
Taking It Up a Notch Advanced | 233 |
Covering All the Angles of the Geometric Distribution | 251 |
Making a Positive out of the Negative Binomial Distribution | 261 |
Exploring the Expected Value and Variance | 269 |
Against All Odds Probability in Gaming | 103 |
The probability of getting BINGO more complicated | 123 |
From A to Binomial | 129 |
Probability Distribution Basics | 131 |
Juggling Success and Failure with the Binomial Distribution | 151 |
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 |
The Part of Tens | 311 |
Tables for Your Reference | 333 |
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