A mathematician at the ballpark : odds and probabilities for baseball fans / Ken Ross.

Por: Ross, Kenneth AEditor: New York : Pi Press, c2004Descripción: xv, 190 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 0131479903Tema(s): Probabilities | Baseball -- StatisticsOtra clasificación: 00A69 R823
Contenidos:
Preface IX --
CHAPTER 1 Who’s the Best Hitter? [1] --
Averages --
CHAPTER 2 But Which Team Are You Betting On? 15 Odds & Probabilities [15] --
CHAPTER 3 Will You Win the Lottery? [29] --
Expectations --
CHAPTER 4 What Would Pete Rose Do? [49] --
Professional Betting --
CHAPTER 5 Will the Yankees Win if --
Steinbrenner is Gone? [69] --
Conditional Probabilities --
CHAPTER 6 How Long Should the --
World Series Last? [81] --
Repeated Tries --
CHAPTER 7 When Should You Stop Betting? [101] --
Double-or-Nothing --
CHAPTERS What About Streaks? [123] --
Statistics --
Appendix 1 Now a Word from Our Statisticians [153] --
Appendix 2 The Binomial Theorem [169] --
Annotated Bibliography [173] --
Acknowledgments [181] --
Index [183] --
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-179) and index.

Preface IX --
CHAPTER 1 Who’s the Best Hitter? [1] --
Averages --
CHAPTER 2 But Which Team Are You Betting On? 15 Odds & Probabilities [15] --
CHAPTER 3 Will You Win the Lottery? [29] --
Expectations --
CHAPTER 4 What Would Pete Rose Do? [49] --
Professional Betting --
CHAPTER 5 Will the Yankees Win if --
Steinbrenner is Gone? [69] --
Conditional Probabilities --
CHAPTER 6 How Long Should the --
World Series Last? [81] --
Repeated Tries --
CHAPTER 7 When Should You Stop Betting? [101] --
Double-or-Nothing --
CHAPTERS What About Streaks? [123] --
Statistics --
Appendix 1 Now a Word from Our Statisticians [153] --
Appendix 2 The Binomial Theorem [169] --
Annotated Bibliography [173] --
Acknowledgments [181] --
Index [183] --
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