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Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006-07-31
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780521685573
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistorical records show that there was no real concept of probability in Europe before the mid-seventeenth century, although the use of dice and other randomizing objects was commonplace. First published in 1975, this edition includes an introduction that contextualizes his book in light of developing philosophical trends.
Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1984-06-21
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780521318037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes an introduction, contextualizing his book in light of developing philosophical trends.
Author: Anders Hald
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2005-02-25
Total Pages: 611
ISBN-13: 047172517X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWILEY-INTERSCIENCE PAPERBACK SERIES The Wiley-Interscience Paperback Series consists of selected books that have been made more accessible to consumers in an effort to increase global appeal and general circulation. With these new unabridged softcover volumes, Wiley hopes to extend the lives of these works by making them available to future generations of statisticians, mathematicians, and scientists. From the Reviews of History of Probability and Statistics and Their Applications before 1750 "This is a marvelous book . . . Anyone with the slightest interest in the history of statistics, or in understanding how modern ideas have developed, will find this an invaluable resource." –Short Book Reviews of ISI
Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001-07-02
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780521775014
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introductory 2001 textbook on probability and induction written by a foremost philosopher of science.
Author: Isaac Todhunter
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Published: 1865
Total Pages: 338
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lorraine Daston
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780691006444
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book presents a comprehensive, insightful survey of the history of probability, both in terms of its scientific and its social uses. . . . It represents a substantial contribution not only to the history of probability but also to our understanding of the Enlightenment in general".--Joseph W. Dauben, "American Scientist".
Author: David F. Anderson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-11-02
Total Pages: 447
ISBN-13: 110824498X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis classroom-tested textbook is an introduction to probability theory, with the right balance between mathematical precision, probabilistic intuition, and concrete applications. Introduction to Probability covers the material precisely, while avoiding excessive technical details. After introducing the basic vocabulary of randomness, including events, probabilities, and random variables, the text offers the reader a first glimpse of the major theorems of the subject: the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem. The important probability distributions are introduced organically as they arise from applications. The discrete and continuous sides of probability are treated together to emphasize their similarities. Intended for students with a calculus background, the text teaches not only the nuts and bolts of probability theory and how to solve specific problems, but also why the methods of solution work.
Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1990-08-31
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780521388849
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book combines detailed scientific historical research with characteristic philosophic breadth and verve.
Author: Hans Fischer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2010-10-08
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 0387878572
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study discusses the history of the central limit theorem and related probabilistic limit theorems from about 1810 through 1950. In this context the book also describes the historical development of analytical probability theory and its tools, such as characteristic functions or moments. The central limit theorem was originally deduced by Laplace as a statement about approximations for the distributions of sums of independent random variables within the framework of classical probability, which focused upon specific problems and applications. Making this theorem an autonomous mathematical object was very important for the development of modern probability theory.
Author: Jan von Plato
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998-01-12
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780521597357
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book the author charts the history and development of modern probability theory.
