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

Your guides to the weird side of the web explain the Monty Hall problem and the math of probability.

Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. There are two types: Riddler Express for those of you who want ...

From Monopoly to Backgammon to Yahtzee, our first experiences with board games almost always feature sets of six-sided dice. They’re a great way to create some randomness and chaos in a game, but ...

Are you smarter than a third grader in Vietnam? Woman image via www.shutterstock.com It’s been quite a year for mathematics problems on the internet. In the last few months, three questions have been ...