"The results concerning fluctuations in coin tossing show the widely held beliefs about the law of large numbers are f…"

"The bewildered novice in chess moves cautiously, recalling individual rules, whereas the experienced player absorbs a…"

"The manner in which mathematical theories are applied does not depend on preconceived ideas; it is a purposeful techn…"

"The philosophy of the foundations of probability must be divorced from mathematics and statistics, exactly as the dis…"

"Historically, the original purpose of the theory of probability was to describe the exceedingly narrow domain of expe…"

"Only yesterday the practical things of today were decried as impractical, and the theories which will be practical to…"

"When a coin is tossed, it does not necessarily fall heads or tails; it can roll away or stand on its edge."

"This means that if in a city seven accidents occur each week, then (assuming that all possible distributions are equa…"

"Simple methods will soon lead us to results of far reaching theoretical and practical importance. We shall encounter …"

"When this book was first conceived (more than 25 years ago) few mathematicians outside the Soviet Union recognized pr…"