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Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data.
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Another mistaken notion connected with the law of large numbers is the idea that an event is more or less likely to occur because it has or has not happened recently. The idea that the odds of an event with a fixed probability increase or decrease depending on recent occurrences of the event is called the gambler's fallacy. For example, if Kerrich landed, say, 44 heads in the first 100 tosses, the coin would not develop a bias towards the tails in order to catch up! That's what is at the root of
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― The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
― The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
Books written to educate the technical professional on the science of working with data.
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Starting in Summer of 2019, the Fields Institute's MathEd Forum is organizing a book club which …more
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