Janus-faced probability / Paolo Rocchi.

By:

Rocchi, Paolo [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cham ; New York : Springer, [2014]Description: xiii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9783319048604 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

Probabilities. -- Mathematics -- Distribution (Probability theory) -- History

DDC classification:

519.2 ROC 23

Summary: "The problem of probability interpretation was long overlooked before exploding in the 20th century, when the frequentist and subjectivist schools formalized two conflicting conceptions of probability. Beyond the radical followers of the two schools, a circle of pluralist thinkers tends to reconcile the opposing concepts. The author uses two theorems in order to prove that the various interpretations of probability do not come into opposition and can be used in different contexts. The goal here is to clarify the multifold nature of probability by means of a purely mathematical approach and to show how philosophical arguments can only serve to deepen actual intellectual contrasts. The book can be considered as one of the most important contributions in the analysis of probability interpretation in the last 10-15 years" -- Publisher's description.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	519.2 ROC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K3687

Euro : 84.99/-
TBH86/115

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The problem of probability interpretation was long overlooked before exploding in the 20th century, when the frequentist and subjectivist schools formalized two conflicting conceptions of probability. Beyond the radical followers of the two schools, a circle of pluralist thinkers tends to reconcile the opposing concepts. The author uses two theorems in order to prove that the various interpretations of probability do not come into opposition and can be used in different contexts. The goal here is to clarify the multifold nature of probability by means of a purely mathematical approach and to show how philosophical arguments can only serve to deepen actual intellectual contrasts. The book can be considered as one of the most important contributions in the analysis of probability interpretation in the last 10-15 years" -- Publisher's description.

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