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An introduction to probability and inductive logic

By Ian , Hacking

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge Univ. Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780521772877, 0521772877, 0521775019, 9780521775014
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2033184 bytes)
Edition
1. publ., 9. print
Pages
XVII, 302 Seiten : Diagramme\322
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

Part I. Logic: 1. Logic 2. What is inductive logic? Part II. How to Calculate Probabilities: 3. The gambler's fallacy 4. Elementary probability 5. Conditional probability 6. Basic laws of probability 7. Bayes' rule Part III. How to Combine Probabilities and Utilities: 8. Expected value 9. Maximizing expected value 10. Decision under uncertainty Part IV. Kinds of Probability: 11. What do you mean? 12. Theories about probability Part V. Probability as a Measure of Belief: 13. Personal probabilities 14. Coherence 15. Learning from experience Part VI. Probability as Frequency: 16. Stability 17. Normal approximations 18. Significance 19. Confidence and inductive behaviour Part VII. Probability Applied to Philosophy: 20. The philosophical problem of induction 21. Learning from experience as an evasion of the problem 22. Inductive behaviour as an evasion of the problem.

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