Taking Chances (Pocket)
avJohn Haigh
ISBN: 9780198526636 - UTGIVEN: 2003-08What are the odds against winning the Lottery, making money in a casino, or backing the right horse? Every day, people make judgements on these matters and face other decisions that rest on their understanding of probability: buying insurance, following medical advice, carrying an umbrella. Yet many[...]
Probability (Häftad)
avJohn Haigh
ISBN: 9780199588480 - UTGIVEN: 201204Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty - which is the norm - requires a sound appreciation of the way random chance works. As analysis and modelling of most aspects of the world, and all measurement, are necessarily imprecise and involve uncertainties of varying degrees, the understan[...]
The Hidden Mathematics of Sport (Inbunden)
avRob Eastaway, John Haigh
ISBN: 9781907554223 - UTGIVEN: 201106The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, by exploring the mathematics behind the action. Discover the best tactics for taking a penalty, the pros and cons of being a consistent golfer, the surprising link between boxing and figure skating, the unusual location of [...]
John George Haigh, the Acid-Bath Murderer (Inbunden)
avJonathan Oates
ISBN: 9781783462148 - UTGIVEN: 2015-01Fascinating reinvestigation of the Haigh serial murders of 1944-9, based on fresh primary research into case files and Haigh's family background. Provides insight into the police methods and forensic science of the day and a painstaking portrait of a serial killer.[...]
