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		jackgavigan on July 6, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are your favorite statistics and prob... Against the Gods by Peter L Bernstein, Chaos by James Gleick, and The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets by Benoit B Mandelbrot and Richard L Hudson.

kgwgk on July 6, 2018 [–]

In this less mathematical, more "pop science" vein I remember I enjoyed The Flaw of Averages by Sam Savage (who happens to be the son of Jimmie Savage) but I read it many years ago and I'm not sure I would still recommend it.

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