( Odds can be calculated from, and then converted to, the familiar probability.

In some cases this can be done, however, for instance, for questions of when to stop sequential treatments ( see Odds algorithm ), and then quantified methods may play an important role.

Unlike case-control studies, they can be used to describe, not only the Odds ratio, but also absolute risks and relative risks from prevalences ( sometimes called prevalence risk ratio, or PRR ).

The Odds ON card can only be used in store.

He was also acclaimed for his roles in the thriller Against All Odds ( 1984 ) and the crime drama Jagged Edge ( 1985 ).

Rogers also played a role in Odds Against Tomorrow which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1960 as Best Film Promoting International Understanding.

He also wrote The Peripatetic Philosopher ( 1869 ), a series of amusing papers reprinted from The Australasian ; Long Odds ( London, 1870 ), a novel ; and numerous comedies and pantomimes, the best of, which was Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star ( Theatre Royal, Melbourne ; Christmas, 1873 ).

Dilated Peoples also made multiple appearances on Defari's album Odds & Evens.

Odds are also pretty good that they are going to need to read and write effectively in linked environments as they locate, analyze, remix, and share the best, most relevant content online for their own learning.

Discovery Channel in their programme Against all Odds also profiled Vulović's fall to earth.

Kid Creole and The Coconuts have appeared in a number of films, such as Against All Odds ( 1984 ) and the Lambada themed The Forbidden Dance ( 1990 ); They also starred in a TV movie, " There's Something Wrong in Paradise " in 1984, based around their songs and produced for Granada Television in the UK.

" Odds Makers " is also noted for its feud between Reali and guest host LeBatard, who is often accused of ruining the game.

He also wrote a number of TV game show themes, including The Wizard of Odds ( for which he also sang the vocal introduction ), The Joker's Wild, Celebrity Sweepstakes, The Diamond Head Game, Blank Check, Stumpers !, Whew !, and the original theme to Wheel of Fortune.

Rutherford also collaborated with other artists, including associates Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, on the Against All Odds soundtrack, offering the song " Making A Big Mistake ".

On February 12 at Against All Odds, Ray was unable to capture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Roode in a four-way match, which also included James Storm and Jeff Hardy.

He also wrote two autobiographies: The Amazing World of John Scarne: A Personal History ( 1956 ), and The Odds Against Me ( 1966 ).

It also easily beat Alex Trebek's American debut program, The Wizard of Odds, which NBC began in July 1973.

In August 2010, Lerman appeared in " Change the Odds ", a public service announcement video for the Stand Up to Cancer charity ; the video also featured Dakota Fanning, Zac Efron, Andrew Garfield, and other actors.

" At 6 AM on June 7, after playing Phil Collins ' " Against All Odds " ( which was the # 1 song in the countdown ) and Starship's " We Built This City " ( which also ended CHUM's Top 40 era in 1986 ), CFTR adopted its present all-news format.

He also appeared in such later films as First Blood ( 1982 ), Heart Like a Wheel ( 1983 ), Against All Odds ( 1984 ), Back to the Future Part III ( 1990 ), and The Green Mile ( 1999 ).

On February 12 at Against All Odds, Storm was unable to capture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Roode in a four-way match, which also included Bully Ray and Jeff Hardy.

He lost the title back to Lethal at Against All Odds after being pinned by Lethal in a six man street fight which also included Team 3D and The Motor City Machine Guns.

The band performed with Page on each of the Ladies ' subsequent cruises: in January 2008, two shows in the Carnival Victory's Adriatic Lounge on Ships and Dip III ( with Craig Northey ( guitar, vocals ) and Murray Atkinson ( guitar, vocals, keyboards ) from the New Odds in place of Fogul ); and in January 2009, one show on Ships and Dip V in the Spinnaker Lounge on the Norwegian Jewel ( with Doug Elliot ( bass ), also of the Odds, in place of Chandler Coyle ).

Odds and evens, also known as choosies, pick, odds-on poke, or bucking up, is a hand game played between two people, used to decide an issue.

Dory Funk, Jr., was also a guest at the TNA Against All Odds press conference in 2006 ( shown on TNA Impact!

Another common gag is during games such as Report Card and Odds Makers, Dan Le Batard's name will often be Don, rather than Dan.

Team 3D and Devine lost at Against All Odds 2008 meaning that they have to be under two-hundred seventy-five pounds in order to compete in the X Division.

Odds of 10-1 ( or 7-1 plus a Stuka-see below ) ensured an automatic victory, enabling the enemy unit to be removed straightaway from the game ( and not eligible for replacement ) during the movement phase and perhaps opening up a corridor that other friendly units might pass through.

It was the first film noir to be directed by Wise, who later directed The Set-Up ( 1949 ), The Captive City ( 1952 ), and Odds Against Tomorrow ( 1959 ).

Both versions by the Who would be released, " Let's See Action " as a single in 1971, making it to # 16 on the British singles chart, and " Pure and Easy " on Odds & Sods in 1974.

In September 2012, the website announced that the new album called The Odds would be released on November 20, 2012.

* Overs: Odds about a horse which are considered to be good value because they are longer than its estimated probability of winning.

* Unders: Odds about a horse which are considered to be bad value because they are shorter than its estimated winning probability.

Some casinos offer " 3-4-5X Odds ," where the maximum allowed odds bet depends on the point ( three times if the point is 4 or 10, four times on 5 or 9, and five times on 6 or 8 ).

In the 1950s, with growing public awareness of organized crime growing, due to events like the Kefauver Hearings, Tracy began to take on a series of big-time mobsters such as the King, George " Mr. Crime " Alpha, Odds Zonn and Willie " The Fifth " Millyun.

Odds of 4 / 1 (" four-to-one " or less commonly " four-to-one against ") would imply that the bettor stands to make a £ 400 profit on a £ 100 stake.

* Booknotes interview with Leonard Goldenson on Beating the Odds: The Untold Story Behind the Rise of ABC, March 17, 1991.

Players gamble on whether the coins will fall with both ( obverse ) heads up, both ( reverse ) tails up, or with one coin a head, and one a tail ( known as ' Odds ').

A sub-section for football named Odds BK was founded on 31 March 1894.

Phil Collins played " Against All Odds " and " In the Air Tonight " at both Wembley and JFK, but only the London performance of the former and the Philadelphia performance of the latter were included on the DVD.

The JFK performance of " Against All Odds " was later included on Phil Collins ' Finally ... The First Farewell Tour DVD.

Townshend is the primary songwriter for The Who, having written well over 100 songs for the band's 11 studio albums, including concept albums and the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus popular rock and roll radio staples like Who's Next, and dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations like Odds & Sods.

* July 17 – The Wizard of Odds, first United States game show hosted by Alex Trebek, premieres on NBC.

" Odds on " means that the event is more likely to happen than not.

In 1996, Odds & Ends was released as a collection of demos recorded on an eight-track with XFactor, and leftover material that was originally intended for release on Elektra Records.

The Wizard of Odds was an American game show hosted by Alex Trebek that aired on NBC from July 16, 1973 to June 28, 1974 in which people from the studio audience vied in a number of rounds, primarily games revolving around statistical questions.

His collaborators included Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Lou Reed ( notably on The Blue Mask ), Brian Eno ( on Nerve Net ), John Zorn, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot, Marianne Faithfull ( Strange Weather ), Lloyd Cole, Tom Waits ( Rain Dogs ), Matthew Sweet, Odds, Jody Harris ( Escape ), and many more, including a rare 7 " by Lester Bangs.

A bronze statue called " Against All Odds ," created by Edwin Bogucki, stands on a balcony overlooking the paddock at Arlington Park.

The " Can't Stop Odds " linked below show the number of rolls to make for a given combination of up to three columns so that on the last roll the expected loss is no greater than the expected gain.

How to Figure the Odds on Everything ( illust.