Ten Great Ideas about Chance (Paperback)

A fascinating account of the breakthrough ideas that transformed probability and statistics In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, gamblers and mathematicians transformed the idea of chance from a mystery into the discipline of probability, setting the stage for a series of breakthroughs that enabled or transformed innumerable fields, from gambling, mathematics, statistics, economics, and finance to physics and computer science. This book tells the story of ten great ideas about chance and the thinkers who developed them. Complete with a brief probability refresher, Ten Great Ideas about Chance is certain to be a hit with anyone who wants to understand the secrets of probability and how they were discovered.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2019
First published:	2018
Authors:	Persi Diaconis • Brian Skyrms
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-19639-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics
LSN:	0-691-19639-7
Barcode:	9780691196398

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