The improbability principle
Subtitle: why coincidences, miracles, and rare events happen every day
By: David J. Hand
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780374175344
Subjects: Probabilities
Description: "An eye-opening and engrossing look at rare moments, why they occur, and how they shape our world"--

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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The mystery; title: A capricious universe; title: What is chance?; title: The law of inevitability; title: The law of truly large numbers; title: The law of selection; title: The law of the probability lever; title: The law of near enough; title: The human mind; title: Life, the universe, and everything; title: How to use the improbatility principle.