Probability for dummies
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Probability for dummies
（--For dummies）
Wiley, c2006
- : pbk.
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Description
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
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: The Certainty of Uncertainty: Probability Basics 7
Chapter 1: The Probability in Everyday Life 9
Chapter 2: Coming to Terms with Probability 19
Chapter 3: Picturing Probability: Venn Diagrams, Tree Diagrams, and Bayes' Theorem 39
Part II: Counting on Probability and Betting to Win 65
Chapter 4: Setting the Contingency Table with Probabilities 67
Chapter 5: Applying Counting Rules with Combinations and Permutations 77
Chapter 6: Against All Odds: Probability in Gaming 103
Part III: From A to Binomial: Basic Probability Models 129
Chapter 7: Probability Distribution Basics 131
Chapter 8: Juggling Success and Failure with the Binomial Distribution 151
Chapter 9: The Normal (but Never Dull) Distribution 167
Chapter 10: Approximating a Binomial with a Normal Distribution 187
Chapter 11: Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem 201
Chapter 12: Investigating and Making Decisions with Probability 221
Part IV: Taking It Up a Notch: Advanced Probability Models 233
Chapter 13: Working with the Poisson (a Nonpoisonous) Distribution 235
Chapter 14: Covering All the Angles of the Geometric Distribution 251
Chapter 15: Making a Positive out of the Negative Binomial Distribution 261
Chapter 16: Remaining Calm about the Hypergeometric Distribution 273
Part V: For the Hotshots: Continuous Probability Models 283
Chapter 17: Staying in Line with the Continuous Uniform Distribution 285
Chapter 18: The Exponential (and Its Relationship to Poisson) Exposed 299
Part VI: The Part of Tens 311
Chapter 19: Ten Steps to a Better Probability Grade 313
Chapter 20: Top Ten (Plus One) Probability Mistakes 323
Appendix: Tables for Your Reference 333
Index 343
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