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91Confidence trick (tv and movies) — Fictional portrayals= Movies and television* The Lady Eve (1941) – directed by Preston Sturges; the main character, Jean Harrington (Barbara Stanwyck), is a con artist.1950s* Racket Squad (1951–1953) – TV series in the style of Dragnet with all… …
92Confidence in statistical conclusions — Following a statistical study, a layman may well ask: How much confidence can we have in these conclusions? . A problem immediately arises because a statistician s technical understanding of the term confidence can differ radically from a… …
93Confidence trick (television and movies) — This is a list of fictional portrayals of confidence tricks found in television and the movies. Contents 1 1940s 2 1950s 3 1960s 4 1970s 5 …
94Confidence region — In statistics, a confidence region is a multi dimensional generalization of a confidence interval. It is a set of points in an n dimensional space, often represented as an ellipsoid around a point which is an estimated solution to a problem,… …
95Confidence and supply — In a parliamentary democracy confidence and supply are required for a government to hold power. A confidence and supply agreement is an agreement that a minor party or independent member of parliament will support the government in motions of… …
96Confidence trick (books and literature) — Contents 1 Notable confidence tricks in literature 1.1 Nineteenth century 1.2 Twentieth century 1.3 Twenty first century …
97confidence trick — noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • Syn: ↑bunco, ↑bunco game, ↑bunko, ↑bunko game, ↑con, ↑confidence game, ↑con game, ↑gyp, ↑hustle, ↑ …
98Confidence Man — The term Confidence Man may refer to: Confidence Man (Lost), television series episode The Confidence Man, novel by Herman Melville Confidence Man (album), by Matt Pryor Confidence man, practitioner of confidence tricks See also The Confessions… …
99Confidence Man (disambiguation) — A confidence man, also known as a con man or a con artist, is someone who takes advantage of someone else usually for financial gain using what is known as a confidence trick.Confidence man may also be: * Confidence Man (Lost), an episode of the… …
100confidence game — any swindle in which the swindler, after gaining the confidence of the victim, robs the victim by cheating at a gambling game, appropriating funds entrusted for investment, or the like. Also called, Brit., confidence trick. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * …
