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Numbers Rule Your World (2010) (edit title/settings)

The Hidden Influence of Probabilities and Statistics on Everything You Do

by Kaiser Fung (Author) (edit contributors)

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WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY? How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World? Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair? Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps? How do Internet scammers get through your anti-spam software? ... read more

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In early 2008, James Fallows, longtime correspondent at The Atlantic, published and eye-popping piece about America's runaway trade deficit with China.

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Acknowledgements
Introduction

1 Fast Passes/Slow Merges
The Discontent of Being Averaged

2 Bagged Spinach/Bad Score
The Virtue of Being Wrong

3 Item Bank/Risk Pool
The Dilemma of Being Together

4 Timid Testers/Magic Lassos
The Sway of Being Asymmetric

5 Jet Crashes/Jackpots
The Power of Being Impossible

Conclusion
Notes
Index

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  1. Kaiser Fung (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 2010
ISBN: 978-0071626538
Page Count: 224

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