Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions

by Frederick Mosteller

Paperback, 1987

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Available

Call number

519.2076

Publication

Dover Publications (1987), Paperback, 88 pages

Description

Remarkable selection of puzzlers, graded in difficulty, that illustrate both elementary and advanced aspects of probability. Selected for originality, general interest, or because they demonstrate valuable techniques, the problems are ideal as a supplement to courses in probability or statistics, or as stimulating recreation for the mathematically minded. Detailed solutions. Illustrated.

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LibraryThing member trilliams

Mostly straight-forward questions. Some solutions are merely discussions instead of rigorous proofs. Concluding problems are, let's just say, a bitch.

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LibraryThing member bbbart

15 years after ending my computer science and mathematical studies, I thought it was time for me to try out this little booklet. I think I made a good start, but soon enough the challenges became too hard for me to solve unguided. :-) Still, it served as a good reminder that statistics are not at

all intuitive, which is especially useful to know in this day and age of big data (and COVID-19 related statistics all over the news).

The solutions were always clear enough however and the collection had no problem whatsoever keeping my interest level high. The reason I'm not 100% sure this publication deserves more stars is that, even though maths never gets old, the problems used to frame the maths do feel quite out of place in the 21st century.

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