The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day

"Human beings are a superstitious lot; we see patterns everywhere. But as Hand makes clear in this enlightening book, it all comes down to the math." —Jennifer Ouellette, The New York Times Book Review

A Success Magazine Best Book of the Year

In The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anything but. In fact, "miracles" are commonplace. But Hand is no believer in superstitions, prophecies, or the paranormal. His definition...