Dworsky, Lawrence N.,  1943-, <br/><br/>
Probably not :  future prediction using probability and statistical inference / 
Lawrence N. Dworsky. 
 - Second edition. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- An introduction to probability -- Probability distribution functions and some math basics -- Building a bell -- Random walks -- Life insurance -- The binomial theorem -- Pseudorandom numbers and Monte-Carlo simulations -- Some gambling games in detail -- Scheduling and waiting -- Combined and conditional probabilities -- Bayesian statistics -- Estimation problems -- Paradoxes -- Benford's law -- Networks, infectious diseases and chain letters -- Introduction to frequentist statistical inference -- Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics -- Chaos and quanta -- Appendix. 
<br/><br/> An introduction to probability and statistics at an introductory level. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781119518136 111951813X 9781119518129 1119518121 9781119518143 1119518148 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Prediction theory.<br/>Probabilities--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Mathematical statistics--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Mathematical statistics.<br/>Prediction theory.<br/>Probabilities.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Problems and exercises.