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Struck by Lightning
By (author) Jeffrey S Rosenthal
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From lotteries, opinion polls and insuranceto worries about murder rates, naturaldisasters and terrorism, probability plays amajor part in our everyday lives--a partthat is frequently and needlessly misunderstood.Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, a mathprofessor and improvisational comedian, comes to the rescue with this irreverent, bestselling exploration of the odds andoddities of randomness. Looking at suchfamiliar topics as poker hands, e-mailspam, political elections and game shows, Struck by Lightning puts probability intoperspective and has fun along the way.
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Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 12 Sep 2006
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 288
Dimensions | 203 x 135 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 245g
ISBN | 978-0-0063-9495-2
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BISAC | mathematics / probability & statistics / general
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Originally published in Italian: L'ordine del tempo (Milan: Adelphi Edizioni, 2017).
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