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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, the understanding 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 basic
probability 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. ABOUT THE
SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University
Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area.
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Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Very Short Introductions |
Release date: |
April 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
John Haigh
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Dimensions: |
173 x 112 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
128 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-958848-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
Probability & statistics
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LSN: |
0-19-958848-1 |
Barcode: |
9780199588480 |
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