The improbability principle : why coincidences, miracles, and rare events happen every day
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Published
New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
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Published
New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-256) and index.
Description
"An eye-opening and engrossing look at rare moments, why they occur, and how they shape our world"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
A statistician presents his theory that extraordinary and rare events are actually commonplace and cites stories of two-time lottery winners and other bizarre coincidences to support his theory that unlikely events statistically must happen.