Unfavorable Odds

by Kim Hamilton Anthony

Unfavorable Odds also demonstrates how God will strategically place the right people in your life at just the right time, allowing you to excel beyond ...

Unfavorable Odds

Author: Kim Hamilton Anthony

Publisher: Tate Publishing

ISBN: 1615664955

Page: 277

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When Kim Hamilton rose to fame, she was anything but a typical world-class gymnast. She wasn't white, she didn't come from a middle-class family, and she was tall for a gymnast. But facing those obstacles was nothing compared To The challenges she faced at home. There, she tumbled in a secret world filled with drugs, violence, and financial strain. She met Unfavorable Odds but found hope by persevering through the pain. Here, Kim shares the techniques she learned to catapult herself from the past into the purpose God intended for her life.

The Anywhere Leader

by Mike Thompson

Do they help you shift the odds more in your favor, or is your move completely dependent on chance? When others have unfavorable odds and are hesitant ...

The Anywhere Leader

Author: Mike Thompson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 1118002342

Page: 256

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This book offers a blueprint for developing leaders who can handle surprising challenges, from mergers to global relocation, and who thrive in turbulent times by being open to new concepts, passionate about progress, and resourceful with the tools available.

Beating the Odds

by Freeman A. Hrabowski III

The literature on resilience focuses on high - risk youth who succeed in life despite unfavorable odds . One key factor that leads to their success is the ...

Beating the Odds

Author: Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780199762088

Page: 256

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Today, young Black men are more likely to be killed or sent to prison than to graduate from college. Yet, despite all the obstacles, some are achieving at the highest academic and professional levels. Beating the Odds tells their remarkable stories and shows us what African American families have done to raise academically successful sons, sons who are among the top two percent of African American males in terms of SAT scores and grades. The result of extensive and innovative research, Beating the Odds goes beyond mere analysis--and beyond the relentlessly negative media images--to show us precisely how young Black men can succeed despite the roadblocks of racism, the temptations of crime and drugs, and a popular culture that values being "cool" over being educated. By interviewing parents and children from a range of economic and educational backgrounds and from both single and two-parent homes, the authors identify those constants that contribute to academic achievement and offer step-by-step guidance on six essential strategies for effective parenting: child-focused love; strong limit-setting and discipline; continually high expectations; open, consistent, and strong communication; positive racial identity and positive male identity; and full use of community resources. The proof of the effectiveness of such strategies is in the sons themselves, who speak eloquently in these pages about their struggles and successes in both the classroom and the often hostile world that surrounds it. Essential reading for parents, teachers, and school administrators, Beating the Odds offers insight, guidance, and hope for anyone concerned about the plight of young African American men and the society they live in.

Overcoming the Odds

by Freeman A. Hrabowski III

... positive development among urban youth.3 The literature on resilience focuses on highrisk youth who succeed in life despite unfavorable odds.4 One key ...

Overcoming the Odds

Author: Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0190284366

Page: 288

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When Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males appeared in 1998, it was hailed as "a crucial book" (Baltimore Sun) and "undoubtedly one of the most important tools the African American parent can possess" (Kweisi Mfume, President NAACP). Now, in response to enormous demand, the authors turn their attention to African American young women. Statistics indicate that African American females, as a group, fare poorly in the United States. Many live in single-parent households-either as the single-parent mother or as the daughter. Many face severe economic hurdles. Yet despite these obstacles, some are performing at exceptional levels academically. Based on interviews with many of these successful young women and their families, Overcoming the Odds provides a wealth of information about how and why they have succeeded--what motivates them, how their backgrounds and family relationships have shaped them, even how it feels to be a high academic achiever. They also discuss the challenges of moving into African American womanhood, from maintaining self-esteem to making the right choices about their professional and personal lives. Most important, the book offers specific and inspiring examples of the practices, attitudes, and parenting strategies that have enabled these women to persevere and triumph. For parents, educators, policy makers, and indeed all those concerned about the education of young African American women, Overcoming the Odds is an invaluable guidebook on creating the conditions that lead to academic-and lifelong-success.

The Math of Money

by Morton D. Davis

are unfavorable; if you have the same odds but bet 10,000 times, you are virtually certain to lose. This convergence of the theoretical average profit and ...

The Math of Money

Author: Morton D. Davis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 1475743343

Page: 199

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This lively and practical introduction to the mathematics of money invites us to take a fresh look at the numbers that underpin our financial decisions. Morton D. Davis talks about strategies to use when we are required to bet against the odds (purchasing auto insurance) or choose to bet against the odds (wagering in a casino or at the track). He considers the ways in which we can streamline and simplify the choices available to us in mortgages and other loans. And he helps us understand the real probabilities when we accept a tip on that "one in a thousand" stock, even when the tip comes from a successful day trader. With a wealth of entertaining and counterintuitive examples, The Math of Money delights as well as informs, and will help readers treat their financial resources more rationally.

Mathematical Excursions Enhanced Edition

by Richard N. Aufmann

These odds indicate that out of 20 (i.e., 13 7) passes thrown by Manning, ... Odds are frequently expressed in terms of favorable and unfavorable outcomes.

Mathematical Excursions Enhanced Edition

Author: Richard N. Aufmann

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: 1305161793

Page: 1008

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MATHEMATICAL EXCURSIONS, Third Edition, teaches students that mathematics is a system of knowing and understanding our surroundings. For example, sending information across the Internet is better understood when one understands prime numbers; the perils of radioactive waste take on new meaning when one understands exponential functions; and the efficiency of the flow of traffic through an intersection is more interesting after seeing the system of traffic lights represented in a mathematical form. Students will learn those facets of mathematics that strengthen their quantitative understanding and expand the way they know, perceive, and comprehend their world. We hope you enjoy the journey. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Handbook of Early Childhood Intervention

by Jack P. Shonkoff

... 1987 ) , a conviction that their lives have meaning , and a belief that things will work out in the end , despite unfavorable odds .

Handbook of Early Childhood Intervention

Author: Jack P. Shonkoff

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9780521585736

Page: 734

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This 2000 book provides a comprehensive overview of this complex field by an outstanding group of contributing authors.

Oxford Studies in Epistemology

by Tamar Szabó Gendler

Betting at arbitrarily unfavorable odds in ordinary, humdrum cases involving topics like the population of Canada is clearly irrational.

Oxford Studies in Epistemology

Author: Tamar Szabó Gendler

Publisher: OUP Oxford

ISBN: 0191653322

Page: 368

View: 159

Oxford Studies in Epistemology is a biennial publicaton which offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board composed of leading philosophers in North America, Europe and Australasia, it publishes exemplary papers in epistemology, broadly construed. Topics within its purview include: *traditional epistemological questions concerning the nature of belief, justification, and knowledge, the status of scepticism, the nature of the a priori, etc; *new developments in epistemology, including movements such as naturalized epistemology, feminist epistemology, social epistemology, and virtue epistemology, and approaches such as contextualism; *foundational questions in decision-theory; *confirmation theory and other branches of philosophy of science that bear on traditional issues in epistemology; *topics in the philosophy of perception relevant to epistemology; *topics in cognitive science, computer science, developmental, cognitive, and social psychology that bear directly on traditional epistemological questions; and *work that examines connections between epistemology and other branches of philosophy, including work on testimony and the ethics of belief. Anyone wanting to understand the latest developments at the leading edge of the discipline can start here.

Essays on Ethics Social Behaviour and Scientific Explanation

by J.C. Harsanyi

More generally, people are willing to gamble at unfavorable odds, if they feel they would need a large sum of money very badly (but do not care too much ...

Essays on Ethics Social Behaviour and Scientific Explanation

Author: J.C. Harsanyi

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 940109327X

Page: 278

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When John Harsanyi came to Stanford University as a candidate for the Ph.D., I asked him why he was bothering, since it was most un likely that he had anything to learn from us. He was already a known scho lar; in addition to some papers in economics, the first two papers in this vol ume had already been published and had dazzled me by their originality and their combination of philosophical insight and technical competence. However, I am very glad I did not discourage him; whether he learned any thing worthwhile I don't know, but we all learned much from him on the foundations of the theory of games and specifically on the outcome of bar gaining. The central focus of Harsanyi's work has continued to be in the theory of games, but especially on the foundations and conceptual problems. The theory of games, properly understood, is a very broad approach to social interaction based on individually rational behavior, and it connects closely with fundamental methodological and substantive issues in social science and in ethics. An indication of the range of Harsanyi's interest in game the ory can be found in the first paper of Part B -though in fact his owncontri butions are much broader-and in the second paper the applications to the methodology of social science. The remaining papers in that section show more specifically the richness of game theory in specific applications.

The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic

by Richard A. Epstein

As opposed to taking the odds, the contrary play, combined with a don't pass (or ... other than selection of the wager with the least unfavorable odds.

The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic

Author: Richard A. Epstein

Publisher: Academic Press

ISBN: 012397870X

Page: 465

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Early in his rise to enlightenment, man invented a concept that has since been variously viewed as a vice, a crime, a business, a pleasure, a type of magic, a disease, a folly, a weakness, a form of sexual substitution, an expression of the human instinct. He invented gambling. Recent advances in the field, particularly Parrondo's paradox, have triggered a surge of interest in the statistical and mathematical theory behind gambling. This interest was acknowledge in the motion picture, "21," inspired by the true story of the MIT students who mastered the art of card counting to reap millions from the Vegas casinos. Richard Epstein's classic book on gambling and its mathematical analysis covers the full range of games from penny matching to blackjack, from Tic-Tac-Toe to the stock market (including Edward Thorp's warrant-hedging analysis). He even considers whether statistical inference can shed light on the study of paranormal phenomena. Epstein is witty and insightful, a pleasure to dip into and read and rewarding to study. The book is written at a fairly sophisticated mathematical level; this is not "Gambling for Dummies" or "How To Beat The Odds Without Really Trying." A background in upper-level undergraduate mathematics is helpful for understanding this work. Comprehensive and exciting analysis of all major casino games and variants Covers a wide range of interesting topics not covered in other books on the subject Depth and breadth of its material is unique compared to other books of this nature Richard Epstein's website: www.gamblingtheory.net

Introduction to Logic

by Harry J. Gensler

With odds , the ratio concerns favorable and unfavorable cases ( where the " unfavorable cases ” are those in which A is false ) . The odds are in your ...

Introduction to Logic

Author: Harry J. Gensler

Publisher: Psychology Press

ISBN: 9780415226745

Page: 399

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Harry Gensler engages the reader with the basics of logic through practical examples and important arguments in the history of philosophy and from contemporary philosophy.

Student Solutions Manual for Bello Kaul Britton s Topics in Contemporary Mathematics 10th

by Ignacio Bello

To determine odds “for” or in favor of an event: Think: ratio of favorable f to unfavorable u occurrences for an event Note: f u ; ftou; f:u To determine ...

Student Solutions Manual for Bello Kaul Britton s Topics in Contemporary Mathematics 10th

Author: Ignacio Bello

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: 1285948068

Page: 288

View: 399

Prepare for exams and succeed in your mathematics course with this comprehensive solutions manual! Featuring worked out-solutions to the problems in TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS, 10th Edition, this manual shows you how to approach and solve problems using the same step-by-step explanations found in your textbook examples. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Lotto

by John Gilmore

In spite of the unfavorable odds , buying lottery tickets is attractive to many people , because the price of the ticket is so small , the prizes so large .

Lotto

Author: John Gilmore

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

ISBN: 1725233320

Page: 332

View: 828

Did biblical characters gamble in casting lots? Did reliance on casting lots encourage gambling? Do all risk-taking decisions have a gambling element? Are Stock Exchange investments a form of gambling? As more and more Christians are buying lottery tickets, Lotto: Is the Lottery Fun or Folly? examines and argues cogently the biblical, theological, historical, and ethical dimensions of lotteries. It provides up-to-date information on many of the increasingly popular forms of gambling, including charity gambling, but with particular emphasis on lotteries. It explores theological issues and examines biblical and historical viewpoints often overlooked by other works. This book is highly readable style and nonjudgmental in its approach. It offers practical and pastorally sensitive advice on the control of gambling, and each chapter concludes with discussion questions to prompt further study.

The Art of Decision Making

by Morton Davis

(b) When you are running uphill against unfavorable odds the picture changes radically; in that case it makes a great deal of difference which betting ...

The Art of Decision Making

Author: Morton Davis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 1461210747

Page: 92

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Suppose you had the chance to invest in a venture that succeeds half the time. When you fail you lose your in vestment; when you succeed you make a profit of$1.60 for every $1.00 you invest. The odds are 8 to 5 in your favor and you should do well-casinos and insurance companies thrive under less favorable conditions. If you can invest as much as you like, as often as you like, using a betting system that guarantees you can't go broke, common sense suggests you will almost certainly make aprofitafteryou make a large numberofinvestments. In response to yourrequest for a hot stock yourastrologer tells you ABC Inc. will triple in a year (she's really a fraud and picked the stock at random). But since such stocks are rare (one in athousand) you consultan expert and, strangely enough, he confirms the astrologer. From experience you know that the expert diagnoses all stocks, good and bad, correctly, 90% of the time. Common sense suggests you have an excellent chance of tripling your money. You are chairman of acommittee ofthree. Decisions are made by majority rule but if there is no majority your vote as chairman breaks ties. Common sense suggests you will inevitably have more power to determine the outcome than the other members.

The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic Revised Edition

by Richard A. Epstein

Thus, the “field” bet wins with probability 16/36; however, odds of 2 to 1 are ... other than selection of the wager with the least unfavorable odds.

The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic Revised Edition

Author: Richard A. Epstein

Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing

ISBN: 0080571840

Page: 450

View: 965

[Man] invented a concept that has since been variously viewed as a vice, a crime, a business, a pleasure, a type of magic, a disease, a folly, a weakness, a form of sexual substitution, an expression of the human instinct. He invented gambling. Richard Epstein's classic book on gambling and its mathematical analysis covers the full range of games from penny matching, to blackjack and other casino games, to the stock market (including Black-Scholes analysis). He even considers what light statistical inference can shed on the study of paranormal phenomena. Epstein is witty and insightful, a pleasure to dip into and read and rewarding to study.

Fractals Chaos Power Laws

by Manfred Schroeder

A Greedy Algorithm for Unfavorable Odds In Chapter 6 (pages 150—152), we outlined a strategy for optimally playing a game of chance when the odds are ...

Fractals Chaos Power Laws

Author: Manfred Schroeder

Publisher: Courier Corporation

ISBN: 0486472043

Page: 448

View: 730

This fascinating book explores the connections between chaos theory, physics, biology, and mathematics. Its award-winning computer graphics, optical illusions, and games illustrate the concept of self-similarity, a typical property of fractals. The author - hailed by Publishers Weekly as a modern Lewis Carroll - conveys memorable insights in the form of puns and puzzles. 1992 edition.

Economic Analysis of Markets and Games

by Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics Partha Dasgupta

... test conventional wisdoms : Betting Law I The relative odds at the track ... favorites ” with highest Pn tend to have the least unfavorable odds , and ...

Economic Analysis of Markets and Games

Author: Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics Partha Dasgupta

Publisher: MIT Press

ISBN: 9780262041270

Page: 640

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These original essays focus on a wide range of topics related to Frank Hahn's distinguished work in economics. Ranging from market analysis and game theory to the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomics and from equilibrium and optimality with missing markets to economics and society, they reflect the diversity of modem research in economic theory. What distinguishes Hahn's work and many of the essays in this book is that the motivation often comes from practical concerns about unemployment, savings and investment, poverty, or the stability of markets. The essays in Part I deal with the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomics - a field in which Hahn has made important contributions, most notably in the theory of monetary economics. Topics include an evaluation of Hahn's contribution to the theory of distribution and such macroeconomic themes as coordination failure, multiple equilibria, and strategic issues. Part II contains recent contributions to game theory reflecting Hahn's interest in the question of what is rational behavior. The essays in Part III concentrate on general-equilibrium theory with missing markets, a field in which Hahn has made major advances. Although the essays address a different set of issues , they share with Hahn's works such themes as market failure, indeterminacy of equilibrium, and the role of money. Partha Dasgupta is Professor of Economics at Cambridge University. Douglas Gale is Professor of Economics at Boston University. Oliver Hart is Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Eric Maskin is Professor of Economics at Harvard University.