John Haigh (University of Sussex Reader in Statistics)

Probability

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty requires an appreciation of the way random chance works. In this Very Short Introduction, John Haigh provides a brief account of probability theory; explaining the philosophical approaches, discussing probability distributions, and looking its applications in science and economics.

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Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 181mm x 113mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 114g
• ISBN-13: 9780199588480
• ISBN-10: 0199588481
• Artikelnr.: 34710572

Autorenporträt

John Haigh is a mathematics tutor at the University of Sussex and has written many papers on probability. He is the author of three books, including Taking Chances (OUP, 2003).

Inhaltsangabe

1: Fundamentals
2: The workings of probability
3: Historical sketch
4: Chance experiments
5: Making sense of probabilities
6: Games people play
7: Applications in science and operations research
8: Other applications
9: Curiosities and dilemmas
Appendix - Answers to questions posed