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Classic problems of probability / / Prakash Gorroochurn
| Classic problems of probability / / Prakash Gorroochurn |
| Autore | Gorroochurn Prakash <1971-> |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Disciplina | 519.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Probabilities - Famous problems
Probabilities - History |
| ISBN |
9786613622624
9781280592799 1280592796 9781118314340 1118314344 9781118314319 111831431X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Classic Problems of Probability; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Cardano and Games of Chance (1564); 1.1 Discussion; 2 Galileo and a Discovery Concerning Dice (1620); 2.1 Discussion; 3 The Chevalier de Méré Problem I: The Problem of Dice (1654); 3.1 Discussion; 4 The Chevalier de Méré Problem II: The Problem of Points (1654); 4.1 Discussion; 5 Huygens and the Gambler's Ruin (1657); 5.1 Discussion; 6 The Pepys-Newton Connection (1693); 6.1 Discussion; 7 Rencontres with Montmort (1708); 7.1 Discussion; 8 Jacob Bernoulli and his Golden Theorem (1713); 8.1 Discussion
9 De Moivre's Problem (1730)9.1 Discussion; 10 De Moivre, Gauss, and the Normal Curve (1730, 1809); 10.1 Discussion; 11 Daniel Bernoulli and the St. Petersburg Problem (1738); 11.1 Discussion; 12 d' Alembert and the "Croix ou Pile" Article (1754); 12.1 Discussion; 13 d' Alembert and the Gambler's Fallacy (1761); 13.1 Discussion; 14 Bayes, Laplace, and Philosophies of Probability (1764, 1774); 14.1 Discussion; 15 Leibniz's Error (1768); 15.1 Discussion; 16 The Buffon Needle Problem (1777); 16.1 Discussion; 17 Bertrand's Ballot Problem (1887); 17.1 Discussion 18 Bertrand's Strange Three Boxes (1889)18.1 Discussion; 19 Bertrand's Chords (1889); 19.1 Discussion; 20 Three Coins and a Puzzle from Galton (1894); 20.1 Discussion; 21 Lewis Carroll's Pillow Problem No. 72 (1894); 21.1 Discussion; 22 Borel and a Different Kind of Normality (1909); 22.1 Discussion; 23 Borel's Paradox and Kolmogorov's Axioms (1909, 1933); 23.1 Discussion; 24 Of Borel, Monkeys, and the New Creationism (1913); 24.1 Discussion; 25 Kraitchik's Neckties and Newcomb's Problem (1930, 1960); 25.1 Discussion; 26 Fisher and the Lady Tasting Tea (1935); 26.1 Discussion 27 Benford and the Peculiar Behavior of the First Significant Digit (1938)27.1 Discussion; 28 Coinciding Birthdays (1939); 28.1 Discussion; 29 Lévy and the Arc Sine Law (1939); 29.1 Discussion; 30 Simpson's Paradox (1951); 30.1 Discussion; 31 Gamow, Stern, and Elevators (1958); 31.1 Discussion; 32 Monty-Hall, Cars, and Goats (1975); 32.1 Discussion; 33 Parrondo's Perplexing Paradox (1996); 33.1 Discussion; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141449203321 |
Gorroochurn Prakash <1971->
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| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Classic topics on the history of modern mathematical statistics : from Laplace to more recent times / / Prakash Gorroochurn
| Classic topics on the history of modern mathematical statistics : from Laplace to more recent times / / Prakash Gorroochurn |
| Autore | Gorroochurn Prakash <1971-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (779 p.) |
| Disciplina | 519.509 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematical statistics - History
Probabilities - History |
| ISBN |
1-119-12794-7
1-119-12793-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Laplacean revolution -- Galton, regression, and correlation -- Karl Pearson's chi-squared goodness-of-fit test -- Student's test -- the Fisherian legacy -- Beyond Fisher and Neyman-Pearson. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136778403321 |
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Gorroochurn Prakash <1971->
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Classic topics on the history of modern mathematical statistics : from Laplace to more recent times / / Prakash Gorroochurn
| Classic topics on the history of modern mathematical statistics : from Laplace to more recent times / / Prakash Gorroochurn |
| Autore | Gorroochurn Prakash <1971-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (779 p.) |
| Disciplina | 519.509 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematical statistics - History
Probabilities - History |
| ISBN |
1-119-12794-7
1-119-12793-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Laplacean revolution -- Galton, regression, and correlation -- Karl Pearson's chi-squared goodness-of-fit test -- Student's test -- the Fisherian legacy -- Beyond Fisher and Neyman-Pearson. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814550203321 |
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Gorroochurn Prakash <1971->
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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