Isbn: 9780816611423 - good thinking: the foundations of probability and its applications (3 Ergebnisse)

Soft Cover. Zustand: Very Good. 332pp. Blue trade paperback, VG, light rubbing along edges, equations, chapter notes and references, indexes, bibliography; a collection of articles on rational decisions, bayesian influence, probability, randomness, and other topics by the author.

Zustand: Fair. Envoi rapide ancien livre de bibliothèque (étiquette tampons) couverture défraîchie frottée intérieur propre par ailleurs. in8. 1983. Broché. 352 pages. Fair.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Fine. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SUB-TITLE: The Foundations of Probability and Its Applications. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. BAYESIAN RATIONALITY Chapter 1. Rational Decisions; Chapter 2. Twenty-seven Principles of Rationality; Chapter 3. 46656 Varieties of Bayesians; Chapter 4. The Bayesian Influence, or How to Sweep Subjectivism under the Carpet; PART II. PROBABILITY Chapter 5. Which Comes First, Probability or Statistics; Chapter 6. Kinds of Probability; Chapter 7. Subjective Probability as the Measure of a Non-measurable Set; Chapter 8. Random Thoughts about Randomness; Chapter 9. Some History of the Hierarchical Bayesian Methodology; Chapter 10. Dynamic Probability, Computer Chess, and the Measurement of Knowledge; PART III. CORROBORATION, HYPOTHESIS TESTING, INDUCTION, AND SIMPLICITY Chapter 11. The White Shoe Is a Red Herring; Chapter 12. The White Shoe qua Herring Is Pink; Chapter 13. A Subjective Evaluation of Bode's Law and an "Objective" Test for Approximate Numerical Rationality; Chapter 14. Some Logic and History of Hypothesis Testing; Chapter 15. Explicativity, Corroboration, and the Relative Odds of Hypothesis; PART IV. INFORMATION AND SURPRISE Chapter 16. The Appropriate Mathematical Tools for Describing and Measuring Uncertainty; Chapter 17. On the Principle of Total Evidence; Chapter 18. A Little Learning Can Be Dangerous; Chapter 19. The Probabilistic Explication of Information, Evidence, Surprise, Causality, Explanation, and Utility; Chapter 20. Is the Size of Our Galaxy Surprising?; PART V. CAUSALITY AND EXPLANATION Chapter 21. A Causal Calculus; Chapter 22. A Simplification in the "Causal Calculus"; Chapter 23. Explicativity: A Mathematical Theory of Explanation with Statistical Applications; References; Bibliography; Subject Index of the Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …