Figuring out the probability of coincidences Given the importance of probability in defining coincidences, I combed some of the simpler math literature to come up with an approach.

In school, we are trained to think that math problems always have one correct answer. But this is not necessarily true for problems dealing with probability, if the method used to reach the described ...

MATH.5090 — Graduate Id: 008409 Offering: 1 Credits: 3-3 Description This course provides a solid basis for further study in statistics and data analysis or in pattern recognition and operations ...

The Weekend Edition Saturday Math Guy, Stanford professor Keith Devlin, returns to pose a problem to Scott Simon: What is the probability that in a room filled with 23 people at least two of them ...

Are you smart enough to solve these math riddles on probability? Test your smartness here with this math puzzle.

Can you solve this challenging dice probability problem from Popular Mechanics? Play your odds to see if you can uncover the answer.

The research, conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), predicts a 90% probability that worldwide surface temperatures will rise more than 9 degrees (F) by 2100, compared to a ...