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A History of Inverse Probability: From Thomas Bayes to Karl Pearson

By Andrew I. Dale

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1999
ISBN
0387988076, 9780387988078
LCC
QA279.5 .D35 1999
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
65 MB (67973853 bytes)
Series
Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Edition
2nd
Pages
724\690
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00
Математика;История математики

Description

This is a history of the use of Bayes theoremfrom its discovery by Thomas Bayes to the rise of the statistical competitors in the first part of the twentieth century. The book focuses particularly on the development of one of the fundamental aspects of Bayesian statistics, and in this new edition readers will find new sections on contributors to the theory. In addition, this edition includes amplified discussion of relevant work.

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