Group representations in probability and statistics
by Persi Diaconis · first published 1988
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Any of his books worth reading? Group Representations In Probability And Statistics Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks — winner of the 2013 Euler Book Prize
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