The Improbability Principle
by David J. Hand
Why extremely unlikely things happen all the time: the law of truly large numbers, selection, near enough, the probability lever. A statistician on coincidence.
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you want coincidences explained without mysticism.
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you have read Mlodinow and want nothing more.
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Three things you will actually use
- Given enough chances, anything happens.
- Selection makes miracles.
- Near enough counts as a hit.
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Read the chapter on the law of truly large numbers.
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