Probability for Dummies
Chapter One
The Probability in Everyday Life
In This Chapter
* Recognizing the prevalence and impact of probability in your everyday life
* Taking different approaches to finding probabilities
* Steering clear of common probability misconceptions
You've heard it, thought it, and said it before: "What are the odds of that
happening?" Someone wins the lottery not once, but twice. You accidentally
run into a friend you haven't seen since high school during a vacation in
Florida. A cop pulls you over the one time you forget to put your seatbelt on.
And you wonder ... what are the odds of this happening? That's what this
book is about: figuring, interpreting, and understanding how to quantify the
random phenomena of life. But it also helps you realize the limitations of
probability and why probabilities can take you only so far.
In this chapter, you observe the impact of probability on your everyday life
and some of the ways people come up with probabilities. You also find out
that with probability, situations aren't always wha ... read full excerpt from Probability For Dummies ebook
