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Probability For Dummies

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Probability For Dummies by Deborah J. Rumsey is a comprehensive guide that demystifies the fundamental concepts of probability, making them accessible to beginners. It explains key principles, offers practical examples, and provides easy-to-follow calculations, helping readers understand how probability works in various real-world scenarios. This book serves as a handy resource for navigating and mastering the basics of probability.
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking to grasp the basics of probability in an easy-to-understand format without the intimidation factor of complex mathematics. It's ideal for students, professionals, or anyone with a curious mind about how probability plays a role in everyday decisions and science. With practical examples and easy explanations, it's a handy guide to navigating this fascinating area of mathematics.

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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.

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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. Probability For Dummies 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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780471751410

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 April 2006

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 183.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 522g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Deborah Rumsey has a PhD in Statistics from The Ohio State University (1993). Upon graduating, she joined the faculty in the Department of Statistics at Kansas State University, where she won the distinguished Presidential Teaching Award and earned tenure and promotion in 1998. In 2000, she returned to Ohio State and is now a Statistics Education Specialist/Auxiliary Faculty Member for the Department of Statistics. Dr. Rumsey has served on the American Statistical Association’s Statistics Education Executive Committee and is the Editor of the Teaching Bits section of the Journal of Statistics Education. She’s the author of the books Statistics For Dummies and Statistics Workbook For Dummies (Wiley). She also has published many papers and given many professional presentations on the subject of Statistics Education. Her particular research interests are curriculum materials development, teacher training and support, and immersive learning environments. Her passions, besides teaching, include her family, fishing, bird watching, driving a new Kubota tractor on the family “farm,” and Ohio State Buckeye football (not necessarily in that order).

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