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UNINA9910450549403321 |
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Autore |
Skiena Steven S. |
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Titolo |
Calculated bets : computers, gambling, and mathematical modeling to win / / Steven Skiena [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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1-107-12372-0 |
0-521-80426-4 |
0-511-17476-4 |
0-511-15479-8 |
1-280-43341-8 |
0-511-04396-1 |
9786610433414 |
0-511-54708-0 |
0-511-32344-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematical models |
Gambling - Mathematical models |
Jai alai - Betting |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The making of a gambler -- What is jai alai? -- Monte Carlo on the tundra -- The impact of the internet -- Is this bum any good? -- Modeling the payoffs -- Engineering the system -- Putting my money where my mouth is -- How should you bet? -- Projects to ponder. |
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This is a book about a gambling system that works. It tells the story of how the author used computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully - increasing his initial stake by over 500% in one year! His results can work for anyone: at the end of the book he tells the best way to watch jai-alai, and how to bet on it. With humour and enthusiasm, Skiena details a life-long fascination with computer predictions and sporting events. Along the way, he discusses other |
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gambling systems, both successful and unsuccessful, for such games as lotto, roulette, blackjack, and the stock market. Indeed, he shows how his jai-alai system functions just like a miniature stock trading system. Do you want to learn about program trading systems, the future of Internet gambling, and the real reason brokerage houses don't offer mutual funds that invest at racetracks and frontons? How mathematical models are used in political polling? The difference between correlation and causation? If you are curious about gambling and mathematics, odds are this book is for you! |
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UNINA9910786882903321 |
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Titolo |
Television and the self [[electronic resource] ] : knowledge, identity, and media representation / / edited by Kathleen M. Ryan and Deborah A. Macey |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RyanKathleen M. <1962-> |
MaceyDeborah A. <1970-> |
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Disciplina |
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Television broadcasting - Social aspects |
Self-actualization (Psychology) |
Television broadcasting - Influence |
Identity (Psychology) and mass media |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. The electronic hearth, or the (un)real world -- pt. 2. Father (and mother) knows best -- pt. 3. Family ties -- pt. 4. The facts of life -- pt. 5. As not seen on TV. |
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Media scholars attempt to assess how the media informs and shapes the way we view our lives. This book explores the multiple influences of television in a media landscape that is becoming increasingly fractured. The authors look at television's pedagogical role across the life cycle, |
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and argue that despite a world of multiple screens and competing interests "everything I know about myself, I learned from television." |
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