Ebook: Probability: A Very Short Introduction

Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty requires an appreciation of the way random chance works. In this book John Haigh provides a brief account of probability theory explaining the philosophical approaches, discussing probability distributions, and looking its applications in science and economics.;1. Fundamentals -- 2. The workings of probability -- 3. Historical sketch -- 4. Chance experiments -- 5. Making sense of probabilities -- 6. Games people play -- 7. Applications in science, medicine, and operations research -- 8. Other applications -- 9. Curiosities and dilemmas.