Calculated bets : computers, gambling, and mathematical modeling to win /

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Author / Creator:Skiena, Steven S.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 232 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Outlooks
Outlooks.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11119233
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ISBN:0511018371
9780511018374
0511043961
9780511043963
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0511547080
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9781280433412
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:This is a book about a gambling system that works. The author tells the story of how he used computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully - increasing his initial stake by over 500% in one year!
Other form:Print version: Skiena, Steven S. Calculated bets. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001 0521804264
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Summary:Calculated Bets describes a gambling system that works. Steven Skiena, a jai-alai enthusiast and computer scientist, documents how he used computer simulations and modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and increased his initial stake by 544% in one year. Skiena demonstrates how his jai-alai system functions like a stock trading system, and includes examples of how gambling and mathematics interact in program trading systems, how mathematical models are used in political polling, and what the future holds for Internet gambling. With humor and enthusiasm, Skiena explains computer predictions used in business, sports, and politics, and the difference between correlation and causation. An unusual presentation of how mathematical models are designed, built, and validated, Calculated Bets also includes a list of modeling projects with online data sources. Steven Skiena, Associate Professor of Computer Science at SUNY Stony Brook, is the author of The Algorithm Design Manual (Springer-Verlag, 1997) and the EDUCOM award-winning Computational Discrete Mathematics. He is the recipient of the ONR Young Investigator's Award and the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching at Stony Brook. His research interests include discrete mathematics and its applications, particularly the design of graph, string, and geometric algorithms.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 232 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0511018371
9780511018374
0511043961
9780511043963
9780511547089
0511547080
1280433418
9781280433412
9780521804264
0521804264
9780521009621
0521009626
9786610433414
6610433410