Ten great ideas about chance / Persi Diaconis, Brian Skyrms.
| Author/creator | Diaconis, Persi author. |
| Other author | Skyrms, Brian author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2018] |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | x, 255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Measurement -- Judgment -- Psychology -- Frequency -- Mathematics -- Inverse inference -- Unification -- Algorithmic randomness -- Physical chance -- Induction. |
| Abstract | "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, tracing the philosophical implications of these ideas as well as their mathematical impact"--Dust jacket front flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-246) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780691174167 |
| ISBN | 0691174164 |