Probability: A Very Short Introduction

Haigh, John

ISBN 10: 0199588481 / ISBN 13: 9780199588480

Published by OUP Oxford, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Probability: A Very Short Introduction
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199588481
• ISBN 13: 9780199588480
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 120 grams

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Synopsis

Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty requires a sound appreciation of the way random chance works. It requires, in short, an understanding of probability. In this Very Short Introduction, John Haigh introduces the ideas of probability--and the different philosophical approaches to probability--and gives a brief account of the history of development of probability theory, from Galileo and Pascal to Bayes, Laplace, Poisson, and Markov. He describes the basic probability distributions and discusses a wide range of applications in science, economics, and a variety of other contexts such as games and betting. He concludes with an intriguing discussion of coincidences and some curious paradoxes.

About the Author

John Haigh is a mathematics tutor at the University of Sussex.