The Probability Lifesaver

A PRINCETON LIFESAVER STUDY GUIDE

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The Probability Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Understand Chance by Steven J. Miller
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Steven J. Miller

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Miller, Steven J., 1974–
Title: The probability lifesaver : all the tools you need to understand
chance / Steven J. Miller.
Description: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017] | Series: A
Princeton lifesaver study guide | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016040785| ISBN 9780691149547 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9780691149554 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Probabilities. | Chance. | Games of chance (Mathematics) |
Random variables.
Classification: LCC QA273 .M55185 2017 | DDC 519.2-dc23 LC record
available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016040785
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