9780199588480

Probability: a Very Short Introduction

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Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty - which is the norm - requires a sound appreciation of the way random chance works. As analysis and modelling of most aspects of the world, and all measurement, are necessarily imprecise and involve uncertainties of varying degrees, theunderstanding and management of probabilities is central to much work in the sciences and economics.In this Very Short Introduction, John Haigh introduces the ideas of probability and different philosophical approaches to probability, and gives a brief account of the history of development of probability theory, from Galileo and Pascal to Bayes, Laplace, Poisson, and Markov. He describes the basicprobability distributions, and goes on to discuss a wide range of applications in science, economics, and a variety of other contexts such as games and betting. He concludes with an intriguing discussion of coincidences and some curious paradoxes.

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9780199588480

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0199588481

Weight

2.31 Pounds

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0.50 x 4.30 x 6.80 In

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$11.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

144 pages

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published On

2012-05-04



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