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Probability theory...

It may make on sense but I want to understand probability intuitively...!...can anyone explain...?how should i start...?
 
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Hi quantizedzeus! :smile:

We might give a better answer if you asked more specific questions. But I highly recommend the book "Understanding probability" by Henk Tijms. It is one of the best elementary treatises on probability that there is.
 


Yeah...thnx for recommending the book...
 

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