TY - BOOK
T1 - Symmetry and its discontents
T2 - Essays on the history of inductive probability
AU - Zabell, S. L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© S. L. Zabell and Cambridge University Press, 2005.
PY - 2005/1/1
Y1 - 2005/1/1
N2 - This volume brings together a collection of essays on the history and philosophy of probability and statistics by an eminent scholar in these subjects. Written over the last fifteen years, they fall into three broad categories. The first deals with the use of symmetry arguments in inductive probability, in particular, their use in deriving rules of succession. The second group deals with three outstanding individuals who made lasting contributions to probability and statistics in very different ways. The last group of essays deals with the problem of "predicting the unpredictable."
AB - This volume brings together a collection of essays on the history and philosophy of probability and statistics by an eminent scholar in these subjects. Written over the last fifteen years, they fall into three broad categories. The first deals with the use of symmetry arguments in inductive probability, in particular, their use in deriving rules of succession. The second group deals with three outstanding individuals who made lasting contributions to probability and statistics in very different ways. The last group of essays deals with the problem of "predicting the unpredictable."
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U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511614293
DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511614293
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84924456919
SN - 9780521444705
BT - Symmetry and its discontents
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -