Mlodinow, Leonard, 1954-

The Drunkard's walk : how randomness rules our lives / Leonard Mlodinow. - 1st ed. - New York : Pantheon Books, c2008. - xi, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-238) and index.

Reveals the impact chance has on a person's day to day life, explaining how wine ratings, school grades, political polls, health, and other factors of daily life are based more on chance than reliable information and examining how psychological factors have led people to underestimate the power of chance.

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Random variables.
Probabilities.
Chance.
Probabilities.
Chance.

QA273 / .M63 2008

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