Probability theory : the logic of science

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Auteur principal : Jaynes Edwin Thompson (Auteur)
Autres auteurs : Bretthorst G. Larry (Éditeur scientifique)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Probability theory : the logic of science / E.T. Jaynes; edited by G. Larry Bretthorst
Publié : Cambridge, New York : Cambridge University Press , 2003
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXIX-727 p.)
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Documents associés : Autre format: Probability theory
  • Part I, Principles and elementary applications
  • 1, Plausible reasoning
  • 2, The quantative rules
  • 3, Elementary sampling theory
  • 4, Elementary hypothesis testing
  • 5, Queer uses for probability theory
  • 6, Elementary parameter estimation
  • 7, The central, Gaussian or normal distribution
  • 8, Sufficiency, ancillarity, and all that
  • 9, Repetitive experiments: probability and frequency
  • 10, Physics of 'random experiments'
  • Part II, Advanced applications
  • 11, Discrete prior probabilities: the entropy principle
  • 12, Ignorance priors and transformation groups
  • 13, Decision theory, historical background
  • 14, Simple applications of decision theory
  • 15, Paradoxes of probability theory
  • 16, Orthodox methods: historical background
  • 17, Principles and pathology of orthodox statistics
  • 18, The Ap distribution and rule of succession
  • 19, Physical measurements
  • 20, Model comparison
  • 21, Outliers and robustness
  • 22, Introduction to communication theory
  • Appendix A, Other approaches to probability theory
  • Appendix B, Mathematical formalities and style
  • Appendix C, Convolutions and cumulants