A History of Inverse Probability

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

2nd Edition

Hardback (04 Jun 1999)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780387988078
Publisher: Springer New York
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Edition
DEWEY: 519.542
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 670
Weight: 2540g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 38mm