Ten Great Ideas about Chance

Author(s): Persi Diaconis; Brian Skyrms

Science

A fascinating account of the breakthrough ideas that transformed probability and statistics


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. 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.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780691196398
  • : Princeton University Press
  • : Princeton University Press
  • : 0.666
  • : September 2019
  • : 1.5 Centimeters X 38.7 Centimeters X 16.1 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Persi Diaconis; Brian Skyrms
  • : 272
  • : 519.2
  • : English
  • : 1910
  • : Paperback