Have you ever wondered why lightning strikes twice, how people win the lottery multiple times, or why startling coincidences seem to occur with such regularity? In The Improbability Principle, eminent statistician David Hand offers a compelling explanation for these seemingly impossible occurrences. Far from being magic, these events are governed by a set of universal laws of chance that, when acting in unison, make the rare and extraordinary both expected and inevitable.
Through a fascinating exploration that connects diverse fields—including finance, gambling, meteorology, and human psychology—Hand reveals the hidden mechanisms behind the world’s most baffling phenomena. This book is an elegant and highly accessible journey into the mathematics of the unexpected. It will change the way you perceive the world, providing a fresh lens through which to view everything from airline disasters to the origins of the universe. Whether you are intrigued by the secrets of probability or simply love a story about the strangely common nature of the rare, this brilliant work demonstrates why we should always expect the unexpected.
Used (good, see images, some cover wear) Softcover ISBN 9780593072820
