IT WAS THE MAN'S GHASTLY expression that first drew my attention to him.
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Cautionary tales, dressed up as Sherlock Holmes pastiches, about potential problems when applying mathematical reasoning (logical, probabilistic, statistical, game theoretic) to every-day problems.
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Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability
January 15, 2002, Perseus Books Group
Paperback
in English
- 1st edition
0738205893 9780738205892
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Su zi de xian jing: jie kai 12 ge shu xue de mi huo
2001, Shi bao wen hua
in Chinese
- Chu ban
9571334146 9789571334141
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Book Details
First Sentence
"IT WAS THE MAN'S GHASTLY expression that first drew my attention to him."
Table of Contents
Contents
Page v
Preface
Page vii
Acknowledgments
Page ix
1.
The Case of the Unfortunate Businessman
Page 1
2.
The Case of the Gambling Nobleman
Page 19
3.
The Case of the Surprise Heir
Page 45
4.
The Case of the Ancient Mariner
Page 65
5.
The Case of the Unmarked Graves
Page 85
6.
The Case of the Martin Invasion
Page 115
7.
Three Cases of Unfair Preferment
Page 141
8.
The Execution of Andrews
Page 161
9.
The Case of the Relative Honor
Page 181
10.
The Case of the Poor Observer
Page 207
11.
The Case of the Perfect Accountant
Page 225
12.
Three Cases of Good Intentions
Page 247
Afterword
Page 275
Index
Page 289
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