Good Thinking: The Foundations of Probability and Its Applications (Dover Books on MaTHEMA 1.4tics) - Softcover

Good, Irving John

 
9780486474380: Good Thinking: The Foundations of Probability and Its Applications (Dover Books on MaTHEMA 1.4tics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0486474380 ISBN 13: 9780486474380
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2010

Synopsis

This in-depth treatment of probability theory by a famous British statistician explores Keynesian principles and surveys such topics as Bayesian rationality, corroboration, hypothesis testing, and mathematical tools for induction and simplicity. Additional subjects include causality and explanation, causal calculus, and an extensive contrast of probability and statistics. 1983 edition.

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About the Author

Under the supervision of Alan Turing, Irving J. Good worked with the Bletchley Park cryptographers who cracked the German Enigma code. A prolific author of technical papers, Good was Professor of Statistics at Virginia Tech from 1969 until his retirement in 1994.

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Publisher
Dover Publications Inc
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0486474380
ISBN 13 
9780486474380
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
352

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