WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY? How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World? Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair? Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps? What does it mean, statistically, to be an “Average Joe”? NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLD In the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The Tipping Point, and Sup...(展开全部)

WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY? How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World? Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair? Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps? What does it mean, statistically, to be an “Average Joe”? NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLD In the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The Tipping Point, and Sup...(展开全部)

洛伦佐·费尔拉蒙蒂，南非比勒陀利亚大学副教授，在区域一体化和治理研究领域获得欧盟“让·莫内讲座教授”荣誉称号，治理创新研究中心主管。他还是德国海德堡大学社会投资中心和柏林赫尔梯行政学院的高级研究员、联合国大学副研究员。费尔拉蒙蒂著有多部有关发展政策、全球和区域治理、替代性经济和社会进步指标的书籍，包括《GDP究竟是个什么玩意儿：GDP的历史及其背后的政治利益》（Zed Books，2013年）。

Numbers dominate global politics and as a result our everyday lives. Credit ratings steer financial markets and can make or break the future of entire nations. GDP drives our economies. Stock market indices flood our media and national debates. Statistical calculations define how we deal with climate change, poverty and sustainability. But what is behind these numbers? By what ...(展开全部)

洛伦佐·费尔拉蒙蒂，南非比勒陀利亚大学副教授，在区域一体化和治理研究领域获得欧盟“让·莫内讲座教授”荣誉称号，治理创新研究中心主管。他还是德国海德堡大学社会投资中心和柏林赫尔梯行政学院的高级研究员、联合国大学副研究员。费尔拉蒙蒂著有多部有关发展政策、全球和区域治理、替代性经济和社会进步指标的书籍，包括《GDP究竟是个什么玩意儿：GDP的历史及其背后的政治利益》（Zed Books，2013年）。

Numbers dominate global politics and as a result our everyday lives. Credit ratings steer financial markets and can make or break the future of entire nations. GDP drives our economies. Stock market indices flood our media and national debates. Statistical calculations define how we deal with climate change, poverty and sustainability. But what is behind these numbers? By what ...(展开全部)

What are the chances? Find out in this entertaining exploration of probabilities in our everyday lives "If there is anything you want to know, or remind yourself, about probabilities, then look no further than this comprehensive, yet wittily written and enjoyable, compendium of how to apply probability calculations in real-world situations." --Keith D...(展开全部)

The application of probability in finance, such as option pricing The introduction of branching processes and the extinction of family names An extended discussion on opinion polls and Nate Silver’s election predictions Probabilities: The Little Numbers That Rule Our Lives, Second Edition is an ideal reference for anyone who would like to obtain a better understanding of the ma...(展开全部)

Can we scientifically predict our future? Scientists and pseudoscientists have been pursuing this mystery for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. But now, amazing new research is revealing that patterns in human behavior, previously thought to be purely random, follow predictable laws. Albert-László Barabási, already the world's preeminent researcher on the science of ...(展开全部)

Can we scientifically predict our future? Scientists and pseudoscientists have been pursuing this mystery for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. But now, amazing new research is revealing that patterns in human behavior, previously thought to be purely random, follow predictable laws. Albert-László Barabási, already the world's preeminent researcher on the science of ...(展开全部)