Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability
First published 2001
About this book
Cautionary tales, dressed up as Sherlock Holmes pastiches, about potential problems when applying mathematical reasoning (logical, probabilistic, statistical, game theoretic) to every-day problems.
Subjects
reasoningProbabilitiesEnglish Detective and mystery storiesFictionSherlock Holmes (Fictitious character)Mathematical statisticsMystery fictionDecision makingLogicShort storiesGame theoryLogic, symbolic and mathematical