This book offers a concise survey of basic probability theory from a thoroughly subjective point of view whereby probability theory is a mode of judgement. Written by one of the greatest figures in the field of probability theory, the book is both a summation and a synthesis of a lifetime of wrestli
Subjective probability: the real thing
โ Scribed by Richard Jeffrey
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 141
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
A concise survey of basic probability theory from a thoroughly subjective point of view.
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