Probability Theory, The Logic of Science

reprint with corrections laminated boards New book octavo xxix + 727pp., appends., bibliog., indexes, 'The standard rules of probability can be interpreted as uniquely valid principles in logic. In this book, E. T. Jaynes dispels the imaginary distinction between probability theory and statistical inference , leaving a logical unity and simplicity, which provides greater technical power and flexibility in applications. This book goes beyond the conventional mathematics of probability theory, viewing the subject in a wider context. New results are discussed, along with applications of probability theory to a wide variety of problems in physics, mathematics, economics, chemistry and biology'.