The search for certainty [[electronic resource] ] : on the clash of science and philosophy of probability / / Krzysztof Burdzy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780929203321
• Autore: Burdzy K (Krzysztof)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-44274-0; 9786612442742; 981-4273-71-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Disciplina: 500; 519.2
• Soggetti: Probabilities - Philosophy; Mathematics - Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Main Philosophies of Probability; 3. The Science of Probability; 4. Decision Making; 5. The Frequency Philosophy of Probability; 6. Classical Statistics; 7. The Subjective Philosophy of Probability; 8. Bayesian Statistics; 9. Teaching Probability; 10. Abuse of Language; 11. What is Science?; 12. What is Philosophy?; 13. Concluding Remarks; 14. Mathematical Methods of Probability and Statistics; 15. Literature Review; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume represents a radical departure from the current philosophical duopoly in the area of foundations of probability, that is, the frequency and subjective theories. One of the main new ideas is a set of scientific laws of probability. The new laws are simple, intuitive and, last but not least, they agree well with the contents of current textbooks on probability. Another major new claim is that the "frequency statistics" has nothing in common with the "frequency philosophy of probability," contrary to popular belief. Similarly, contrary to the general perception, the "Bayesian statisti