A History of Inverse Probability: From Thomas Bayes to Karl Pearson (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences)

Dale, Andrew I.

ISBN 10: 1461264472 / ISBN 13: 9781461264477

Published by Springer, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Inverse Probability: From Thomas Bayes to Karl Pearson (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461264472
• ISBN 13: 9781461264477
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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PRELIMINARY TEXT. DO NOT USE This is a history of the use of Baye's theorem over 150 years, from its discovery by Thomas Bayes to the rise of statistical competitors in the first third of the twentieth century. The new edition examines the development of the fundamental aspects of Bayesian statistics. There are new sections on contributors to the theory and amplified discussion of revelant work from the first edition.