Bruno de Finetti

Philosophical Lectures on Probability (eBook, PDF)

collected, edited, and annotated by Alberto Mura

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherland
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402082023
• Artikelnr.: 37347744

Autorenporträt

Inhaltsangabe

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Introductory Lecture.- Decisions and Proper Scoring Rules.- Geometric Representation of Brier's Rule.- Bayes' Theorem.- Physical Probability and Complexity.- Stochastic Independence and Random Sequences.- Superstition and Frequentism.- Exchangeability.- Distributions.- The Concept of Mean.- Induction and Sample Randomization.- Complete Additivity and Zero Probabilities.- The Definitions of Probability.- The Gambler's Fallacy.- "Facts" and "Events".- "Facts" and "Events": An Example.- Prevision, Random Quantities, and Trievents.- Désir André's Argument.- Characteristic Functions.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"The belated publication of de Finetti's lectures provides a welcome opportunity to celebrate the achievements of one of the remarkable thinkers of the last century and also to look again at his work as a whole." N.H. Bingham, Imperial College London

"The editor made an extraordinary effort to put the lectures as well as the discussions into proper context through a set of notes. These are very useful, and they often describe the future evolution of a subject which is touched on in the main text. A biographical sketch of de Finetti written by M. C. Gallavotti completes the information given in the book. ... I am grateful to the editor ... for making these lectures available in English to a broader audience." (Enrico Scalas, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2012 f)

"The belated publication of de Finetti's lectures provides a welcome opportunity to celebrate the achievements of one of the remarkable thinkers of the last century and also to look again at his work as a whole." N.H. Bingham, Imperial College London