Overview
A fascinating account of the breakthrough ideas that transformed probability and statisticsIn 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.
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Author: Persi Diaconis ,
Brian Skyrms
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691196398
ISBN 10: 0691196397
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 08 October 2019
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A volume that should be on every scientist's reading list. --Barbara Kiser, Nature A very enriching journey. Your vision will be broadened. --Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society To anyone with an interest in probability or statistics, this is a book you must read. . . . [It] is far-ranging and can be read at many levels, from the novice to the expert. It is also thoroughly engaging. --David M. Bressoud, The UMAP Journal Fun and entertaining to read. --MAA Reviews A terrific book. --Eric S. Rosenthal, Mathematics Magazine A great book for anyone who wants to understand some of the central tenets of probability, how they were discovered, and how they can be tamed in our day-to-day lives. --ZME Science
A terrific book. --Mathematics Magazine A volume that should be on every scientist's reading list. --Barbara Kiser, Nature A great book for anyone who wants to understand some of the central tenets of probability, how they were discovered, and how they can be tamed in our day-to-day lives. --ZME Science A very enriching journey. Your vision will be broadened. --Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society To anyone with an interest in probability or statistics, this is a book you must read. . . . [It] is far-ranging and can be read at many levels, from the novice to the expert. It is also thoroughly engaging. --David M. Bressoud, The UMAP Journal Fun and entertaining to read. --MAA Reviews
A volume that should be on every scientist's reading list. -Barbara Kiser, Nature A terrific book. -Mathematics Magazine Fun and entertaining to read. -MAA Reviews To anyone with an interest in probability or statistics, this is a book you must read. . . . [It] is far-ranging and can be read at many levels, from the novice to the expert. It is also thoroughly engaging. -David M. Bressoud, UMAP Journal A very enriching journey. Your vision will be broadened. -Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society A great book for anyone who wants to understand some of the central tenets of probability, how they were discovered, and how they can be tamed in our day-to-day lives. -ZME Science
A great book for anyone who wants to understand some of the central tenets of probability, how they were discovered, and how they can be tamed in our day-to-day lives. --ZME Science A very enriching journey. Your vision will be broadened. --Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society To anyone with an interest in probability or statistics, this is a book you must read. . . . [It] is far-ranging and can be read at many levels, from the novice to the expert. It is also thoroughly engaging. --David M. Bressoud, The UMAP Journal Fun and entertaining to read. --MAA Reviews A terrific book. --Eric S. Rosenthal, Mathematics Magazine A volume that should be on every scientist's reading list. --Barb Kiser, Nature
A great book for anyone who wants to understand some of the central tenets of probability, how they were discovered, and how they can be tamed in our day-to-day lives. ZME Science A very enriching journey. Your vision will be broadened. Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society Fun and entertaining to read. MAA Reviews A terrific book. Eric S. Rosenthal, Mathematics Magazine To anyone with an interest in probability or statistics, this is a book you must read. . . . [It] is far-ranging and can be read at many levels, from the novice to the expert. It is also thoroughly engaging. David M. Bressoud, The UMAP Journal A volume that should be on every scientist's reading list. Barb Kiser, Nature
Author Information
Persi Diaconis is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University and the coauthor of Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks (Princeton). Brian Skyrms is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Logic and Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, and Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University. His books include Signals: Evolution, Learning, and Information.
