Explains the intuition behind many statistical concepts in an accessible way. He keeps it simple, engaging, and fun, with many real-life examples from sports, business, politics, games, product guarantees, and more. It also covers how statistics are used and communicated. It’s entertaining with humorous passages.
If we toss a coin 1000 times and get that the largest number of heads in a row was 6, is this a fair coin? What is the expected number of tosses to get a longest run of heads of 6?
How much are you willing to pay to enter a coin game? Is an apparently lucky coin fair? Would you re-spin in a Russian Roulette game? What is the chance of having a disease if you tested positive? What is the probability of a court room reaching the right veredict?
How do you measure time or height of a building with a couple of handful things, like a burning rope, watch and tape? How do you cross a bunch of people through a bridge at night with only one flashlight and do it fast? How do you figure out light switches?