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From election upsets to climate chaos, rolling the dice helps us appreciate the odds

  • Written by Michael J. I. Brown, Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University
From election upsets to climate chaos, rolling the dice helps us appreciate the oddsThe simple dice can provide an introduction to statistics. Steve Johnson, CC BY-SA

“He [God] does not play dice”, quipped Albert Einstein, but for mortals chance is part of life. We cannot experience, measure and predict with absolute certainty. We may win a prize in a Christmas raffle. There’s also a small but real chance of...

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