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  • Lady Luck

    The Theory of Probability

    by Warren Weaver ...
    Series series Dover Books on Mathematics
    "Should I take my umbrella?" "Should I buy insurance?" "Which horse should I bet on?" Every day ― in business, in love affairs, in forecasting the weather or the stock market questions arise which cannot be answered by a simple "yes" or "no." Many of these questions involve probability. Probabilistic thinking is as crucially important in ordinary affairs as it is in the most abstruse realms of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Big Data-Enabled Nursing

    Education, Research and Practice

    Edited by Judith J. Warren, Charlotte A. Weaver, Connie W. Delaney, Roy L. Simpson, Thomas R. Clancy ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Historically, nursing, in all of its missions of research/scholarship, education and practice, has not had access to large patient databases. Nursing consequently adopted qualitative methodologies with small sample sizes, clinical trials and lab research. Historically, large data methods were limited to traditional biostatical analyses. In the United States, large payer data has been amassed and ... Read more

    $205.99 CAD

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  • The Improbability Principle

    Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day

    by David J. Hand ...
    "Human beings are a superstitious lot; we see patterns everywhere. But as Hand makes clear in this enlightening book, it all comes down to the math." —Jennifer Ouellette, The New York Times Book ReviewA Success Magazine Best Book of the YearIn The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anythi... ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

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  • Alex's Adventures in Numberland

    Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics

    by Alex Bellos ...
    A tenth anniversary edition of the iconic book about the wonderful world of mathsSunday Times bestseller | Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize'Original and highly entertaining' Sunday Times'A page turner about humanity's strange, never easy and, above all, never dull relationship with numbers' New Scientist'Will leave you hooked on n... ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Here's Looking at Euclid

    A Surprising Excursion Through the Astonishing World of Math

    by Alex Bellos ...
    Too often math gets a bad rap, characterized as dry and difficult. But, Alex Bellos says, "math can be inspiring and brilliantly creative. Mathematical thought is one of the great achievements of the human race, and arguably the foundation of all human progress. The world of mathematics is a remarkable place."Bellos has traveled all around the globe and has plunged into history to uncover ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Chaos

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Leonard Smith ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system of cause and effect can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behaviour, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order. Our growing understanding of Chaos Theory is having fascinating applications in the real world - from technology to global warming, politics, human behaviour, and even ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Imagining Numbers

    by Barry Mazur ...
    "A poetic and profound meditation on the mathematical imagination" reveals how the imaginary number was first imagined, and how to imagine it yourself ( The Christian Science Monitor ).Imagining Numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen) is Barry Mazur's invitation to those who take delight in the imaginative work of reading poetry, but may have no background in math, to make a leap ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Probability Demystified 2/E

    by Allan Bluman ...
    Series series Demystified
    Stack the odds in your favor for mastering probabilityDon't leave your knowledge of probability to chance. Instead, turn to Probability Demystified, Second Edition, for learning fundamental concepts and theories step-by-step.This practical guide eases you into the subject of probability using familiar items such as coins, cards, and dice. As you progress, you will master concepts such as addition ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • The Unfinished Game

    Pascal, Fermat, and the Seventeenth-Century Letter that Made the World Modern

    by Keith Devlin ...
    In the early seventeenth century, the outcome of something as simple as a dice roll was consigned to the realm of unknowable chance. Mathematicians largely agreed that it was impossible to predict the probability of an occurrence. Then, in 1654, Blaise Pascal wrote to Pierre de Fermat explaining that he had discovered how to calculate risk. The two collaborated to develop what is now known as ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • A Most Elegant Equation

    Euler's Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics

    by David Stipp ...
    An award-winning science writer introduces us to mathematics using the extraordinary equation that unites five of mathematics' most important numbersBertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

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  • The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom

    by Stephen M. Stigler ...
    What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics—a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science.Even the most basic idea—aggregation, exemplified by averaging—is counterintuitive. It allows one to gain information by discarding information, namely, the individuality of the observations. ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • Probably the Best Book on Statistics Ever Written

    How to Beat the Odds and Make Better Decisions

    by Haim Shapira ...
    Taking an amusing and digestible look at the usually dry world of probability and statistics, this is the ultimate guide to how you can incorporate them into everyday life, from one of the world's most sought-after experts in game theory.This is the only book you need to become a statistics whizz!Numbers are everywhere – food packaging, weather forecasts, social media, adverts, and more. You can’t ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

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