Fortune's formula : the untold story of the scientific betting system that beat the casinos and Wall Street / William Poundstone.
2005
HV6710 .P68 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Fortune's formula : the untold story of the scientific betting system that beat the casinos and Wall Street / William Poundstone.
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Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0809046377 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : Hill and Wang, 2005.
Language
English
Description
x, 386 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Item Number
9780809046379
Call Number
HV6710 .P68 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
795/.01/5192
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-367) and index.
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Table of Contents
Prologue : the wire service
Entropy
Blackjack
Arbitrage
ST. Petersburg wager
Rico
Blowing up
Signal and noise.
Entropy
Blackjack
Arbitrage
ST. Petersburg wager
Rico
Blowing up
Signal and noise.