Fancy a flutter? Probability and the science of betting
When hedging our bets at next year's Gold Cup should we study the form of
the favourites or would we be better off brushing up on probability theory?
Want to optimise your scoring potential in darts or determine your chances
of potting different snooker balls? When it comes to betting could the
probability scientists be on to something?
Can we use science to scoop the lottery jackpot or come up trumps on the
pools? Are we still odds on when we apply these theories to business,
health care or even the judicial system?
Join Dr David Percy, Centre of Operational Research and Applied Statistics
and Edward Gillespie, Managing Director of the Cheltenham Racecourse, for an
informal discussion on the role of probability in today's society over a few
drinks at the first Cheltenham sciBAr.
Organised by the BA, sciBAr is open to anyone, there are no invitations and
the evening is free except for what you spend on drink or food. Air your
views or just listen to others, it's your regular pub debate just on a
larger scale.
sciBAr, 7:30pm Thursday 23 May 2002, Casa, 18 Montpellier Walk, Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire, GL50 1SD
020 7973 3052 [log in to unmask]
This sciBAr is organised by the BA as part of the Cheltenham festival of
science
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