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What the luck? : the surprising role of chance in our everyday lives /

Explores the role of luck, specifically the concept of "regression to the mean," in everyday life, exploring how failures to understand chance and random variations influence choices and perceptions of truth.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Gary, 1945- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Overlook Press, 2016.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Probabilities. Chance. Fortune. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics. MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General. PSYCHOLOGY / Statistics.

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