This chapter discusses the basics of probability and statistics. It is intended for readers who have a need for an introduction to this topic, or an accelerated review of it. Readers with a strong ...

This small book provides basic information about how to make good decisions when you do not (and cannot) know all the variables Like it or not, life is filled with uncertainty. So how can you make the ...

"Yes or no: was there once life on Mars?" I can't say. "What about intelligent life?"' That seems most unlikely, but again, I can't really say. The simple yes-or-no framework has no place for shadings ...