Life rarely hands us neat examples, though. Events mix, overlap, depend on past outcomes and human behaviour. That’s where probability gets interesting, and a little messy. Think about weather ...

Studies axioms, counting formulas, conditional probability, independence, random variables, continuous and discrete distribution, expectation, joint distributions, moment generating functions, law of ...

Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. Two puzzles are presented each week: the Riddler Express for those ...

Nov. 3 -- Probability and risk increasingly permeate our lives. Like it or not, we must be able to assess the threats and opportunities that face us. Here's a random sampling of half a dozen ...

New probability puzzle from columnist John Allen Paulos. Oct. 3, 2010 — -- During my summer hiatus from Who's Counting, a fascinating new paradox, first noticed by puzzle-meister Gary Foshee, ...

Solving Math Riddles is a fun way to practice basic arithmetic skills. The questions range from simple addition and subtraction problems to more complex ones such as solving equations, calculating the ...