This paper is to be considered an almost random walk through the wonderful world of probability. The main ideas and concepts, such as conditional probability, Bayes’ Theorem, expected value and the law of large numbers, will be discussed in an informal way with the help of historical and anecdotal examples.

Il lato oscuro dell’incertezza e i mille colori delle regole del caso: riflessioni e materiali per la divulgazione della probabilità

DI NARDO, Elvira;
2012-01-01

Abstract

This paper is to be considered an almost random walk through the wonderful world of probability. The main ideas and concepts, such as conditional probability, Bayes’ Theorem, expected value and the law of large numbers, will be discussed in an informal way with the help of historical and anecdotal examples.
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Di Nardo E.; Liseo B.
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