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A History of Inverse Probability

From Thomas Bayes to Karl Pearson

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Andrew I. Dale

    1. Department of Mathematical Statistics, University of Natal, Natal, Durban, South Africa

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. On inverse probability

    • Andrew I. Dale
    Pages 1-16

  3. Thomas Bayes: A biographical sketch

    • Andrew I. Dale
    Pages 17-30

  4. Bayes’s Essay

    • Andrew I. Dale
    Pages 31-43

  5. Commentary on Bayes’s Essay

    • Andrew I. Dale
    Pages 44-66

  6. Miscellaneous Investigations from 1761 to 1822

    • Andrew I. Dale
    Pages 67-121

  7. Condorcet

    • Andrew I. Dale
    Pages 122-167

  8. Laplace

    • Andrew I. Dale
    Pages 168-283

  9. Poisson to Whitworth

    • Andrew I. Dale
    Pages 284-412

  10. Laurent to Pearson

    • Andrew I. Dale
    Pages 413-519

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 521-671
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematical Statistics, University of Natal, Natal, Durban, South Africa

    Andrew I. Dale

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A History of Inverse Probability

  • Book Subtitle: From Thomas Bayes to Karl Pearson

  • Authors: Andrew I. Dale

  • Series Title: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8652-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98807-8Published: 04 June 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6447-7Published: 07 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8652-8Published: 08 September 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2196-8810

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-8829

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 671

  • Additional Information: Originally published as volume 16 in the series: Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

  • Topics: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes

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