An edition of Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability (2001)

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An edition of Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability (2001)

Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability

1st edition

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  • 2 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

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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Publisher
Perseus Books Group
Language
English
Pages
304

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Subjects

reasoning, Probabilities, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Sherlock Holmes (Fictitious character), Mathematical statistics, Mystery fiction, Decision making, Logic, Short stories, Game theory, Logic, symbolic and mathematical
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Cover of: Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability
Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability
January 15, 2002, Perseus Books Group
Paperback in English - 1st edition
Cover of: Su zi de xian jing
Su zi de xian jing: jie kai 12 ge shu xue de mi huo
2001, Shi bao wen hua
in Chinese - Chu ban

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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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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
304
Dimensions
8 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
Weight
10.4 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7899529M
Internet Archive
connedagainwatso0000bruc
ISBN 10
0738205893
ISBN 13
9780738205892
Library Thing
211057
Goodreads
1130873

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Work ID
OL2038159W

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