Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability

Name: Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability
Author: Colin Bruce

by Colin Bruce · 2001

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Cautionary tales, dressed up as Sherlock Holmes pastiches, about potential problems when applying mathematical reasoning (logical, probabilistic, statistical, game theoretic) to every-day problems.

reasoningProbabilitiesEnglish Detective and mystery storiesFictionSherlock Holmes (Fictitious character)Mathematical statisticsMystery fictionDecision makingLogicShort storiesGame theoryLogic, symbolic and mathematical