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The improbability principle, why coincidences, miracles, and rare events happen every day, David J. Hand

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The improbability principle, why coincidences, miracles, and rare events happen every day, David J. Hand

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-256) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The improbability principle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

846545827

Responsibility statement

David J. Hand

Sub title

why coincidences, miracles, and rare events happen every day

Summary

"In [this book] ... Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anything but. In fact, they're commonplace. Not only that, we should all expect to experience a miracle roughly once every month. But Hand is no believer in superstitions, prophecies, or the paranormal.... All we need, Hand argues, is a firm grounding in a powerful set of laws: the laws of inevitability, of truly large numbers, of selection, of the probability lever, and of near enough."--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

The mystery -- A capricious universe -- What is chance? -- The law of inevitability -- The law of truly large numbers -- The law of selection -- The law of the probability lever -- The law of near enough -- The human mind -- Life, the universe, and everything -- How to use the improbability principle -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Mind-numbingly large and mind-bogglingly small -- Appendix B: Rules of chance

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