The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks
by Ben Cohen
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- 9780062975775
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New York: Custom House. Paperback. March 2020. Advance Reader's Edition. Fine. Slight reading wear to bottom edge of front cover, otherwise As New. 292 pages.
For decades, statisticians, social scientists, psychologists, and economists have spent massive amounts of precious time thinking about whether streaks actually exist. After all, a substantial number of decisions that we make in our everyday lives are quietly rooted in this one question: If something happened before, will it happen again? Is there such a thing as being in the zone? Can someone have a "hot hand"? Or is it simply a case of seeing patterns in randomness? Or, if streaks are possible, where can they be found? Sports fans and science geeks alike will enjoy these travels in the world where numbers, luck, and superstardom meet.
For decades, statisticians, social scientists, psychologists, and economists have spent massive amounts of precious time thinking about whether streaks actually exist. After all, a substantial number of decisions that we make in our everyday lives are quietly rooted in this one question: If something happened before, will it happen again? Is there such a thing as being in the zone? Can someone have a "hot hand"? Or is it simply a case of seeing patterns in randomness? Or, if streaks are possible, where can they be found? Sports fans and science geeks alike will enjoy these travels in the world where numbers, luck, and superstardom meet.
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- Title
- The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks
- Author
- Ben Cohen
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Reader's Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0062975773
- ISBN 13
- 9780062975775
- Publisher
- Custom House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- March 2020
- Keywords
- 9780062820723, 0062820729, math, mathmatics, chance, probabilities, probability, cognition, fortune, basketball, business
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science & Technology; Economics; Games & Sports;
- Size
- 8vo
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