What 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 & face other decisions that rest on their understanding of probability: buying insurance following medical advice carrying an umbrella. Yet many of us have a frightening ignorance of how probability works. Taking Chances presents an entertaining & fascinating exploration of probability revealing traps & fallacies in the field. It describes & analyses a remarkable variety of situations where chance plays a role including football pools the Lottery TV games sport cards roulette coins & dice. The book guides the reader round common pitfalls demonstrates how to make better informed decisions & shows where the odds can be unexpectedly in your favour. This new edition has been fully updated &
Includes:: information on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" & " The Weakest Link" plus a new chapter on Probability for Lawyers."