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245 10 a| What's luck got to do with it?h| [electronic resource] :b| the history, mathematics, and psychology behind the gambler's illusion /c| Joseph Mazur.;

260 a| Princeton, N.J. :b| Princeton University Press,;

300 a| xvii, 277 p. :b| ill. ;c| 24 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-266) and index.;

505 0 a| The history -- Pits, pebbles, and bones : rolling to discover fate -- The professionals : luck becomes measurable -- From coffeehouses to casinos : gaming becomes big business -- There's no stopping it now : from bans to bookies -- Betting with trillions : the 2008 world economic calamity -- The mathematics -- Who's got a royal flush? : one deal as likely as another -- The behavior of a coin : making predictions with probability -- Someone has to win : betting against expectation -- A truly astonishing result : the weak law of large numbers -- The skill/luck spectrum : even great talent needs some good fortune -- The analysis -- Let it ride : the house money effect -- Knowing when to quit : psychomanaging risk -- The theories : what makes a gambler? -- Hot hands : expecting long runs of the same outcome -- Luck : the dicey illusion.;

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What's luck got to do with it? the history, mathematics, and psychology behind the gambler's illusion / Joseph Mazur.

Author/creator	Mazur, Joseph
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Description	xvii, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Games of chance (Mathematics) Chance--Psychological aspects. Gambling--Social aspects.

Contents	The history -- Pits, pebbles, and bones : rolling to discover fate -- The professionals : luck becomes measurable -- From coffeehouses to casinos : gaming becomes big business -- There's no stopping it now : from bans to bookies -- Betting with trillions : the 2008 world economic calamity -- The mathematics -- Who's got a royal flush? : one deal as likely as another -- The behavior of a coin : making predictions with probability -- Someone has to win : betting against expectation -- A truly astonishing result : the weak law of large numbers -- The skill/luck spectrum : even great talent needs some good fortune -- The analysis -- Let it ride : the house money effect -- Knowing when to quit : psychomanaging risk -- The theories : what makes a gambler? -- Hot hands : expecting long runs of the same outcome -- Luck : the dicey illusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-266) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009045799
ISBN	9780691138909 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0691138907 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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