Conned Again, Watson!

Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability

Paperback, 304 pages

English language

Published Jan. 14, 2002 by Perseus Books Group.

ISBN:
978-0-7382-0589-2
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Cautionary tales, dressed up as Sherlock Holmes pastiches, about potential difficulties when applying mathematical reasoning (logical, probabilistic, statistical, game theoretic) to every-day problems.

2 editions

Subjects

  • Recreations & Games
  • Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Science/Mathematics
  • Mystery & Detective Fiction
  • Probability & Statistics - General
  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • Mystery