TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dworsky,Lawrence N.
TI  - Probably not: future prediction using probability and statistical inference 
SN  - 9780470184011 (pbk.)
U1  - 519.54 DWO 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Hoboken, N.J.
PB  - Wiley-Interscience
KW  - Prediction theory
KW  - Probabilities
KW  - Mathematical statistics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; An introduction to probability -- Probability distribution functions and some basics -- Building a bell -- Random walks -- Life insurance and social security -- Binomial probabilities -- Pseudorandom numbers and Monte Carlo simulations -- Some gambling games in detail -- Traffic lights and traffic -- Combined and conditional probabilities -- Scheduling and waiting -- Stock market portfolios -- Benford, Parrondo, and Simpson -- Networks, infectious disease propagation, and chain letters -- Bird counting -- Statistical mechanics and heat -- Introduction to statistical analysis -- Chaos and quanta
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2007050155-t.html
ER  -