| Foundations of Probability with Applications: Selected Papers 1974-1995 Contributor(s): Suppes, Patrick (Author), Zanotti, Mario (Author) |
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ISBN: 1139172638 ISBN-13: 9781139172639 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 519.2 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision The |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is an important collection of essays on dealing with the foundations of probability that will be of value to philosophers of science, mathematicians, statisticians, psychologists and educationalists. The collection falls into three parts: Part I comprises five essays on the axiomatic foundations of probability. Part II contains seven articles on probabilistic causality and quantum mechanics, with an emphasis on the existence of hidden variables. The third part consists of a single extended essay applying probabilistic theories of learning to practical questions of education: it incorporates extensive data analysis. |