Dover Publication, 2000. - 371 pages.
This new Dover edition, first published in 1963, is a revised and enlarged version ot the work published by Rinehart & Company in 1950 under the former title: The Science of Chance. The first edition of this work, published in 1939, was called Your Chance to Win.
In simple, non-technical language, this volume explores the fundamentals goveing chance and applies them to sports, govement, and business. Topics include the theory of probability in relation to superstitions, betting odds, warfare, social problems, stocks, and other areas. "Clear and lively . remarkably accurate." — Scientific Monthly.
This new Dover edition, first published in 1963, is a revised and enlarged version ot the work published by Rinehart & Company in 1950 under the former title: The Science of Chance. The first edition of this work, published in 1939, was called Your Chance to Win.
In simple, non-technical language, this volume explores the fundamentals goveing chance and applies them to sports, govement, and business. Topics include the theory of probability in relation to superstitions, betting odds, warfare, social problems, stocks, and other areas. "Clear and lively . remarkably accurate." — Scientific Monthly.