Probability tales

MaRDI QIDQ3020628zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Charles M. Grinstead, William P. Peterson, J. Laurie Snell

Publication date 5 August 2011

zbMATH Keywords

applications of probability theory and statisticsfingerprint modellingpower lawspowerball lotterystock returnsstreaks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics for nonmathematicians (engineering, social sciences, etc.) (00A06) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to probability theory (60-01) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to statistics (62-01) Probability theory (educational aspects) (97K50) Applied statistics (educational aspects) (97K80)

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