Theory of Probability: v. 2
Bruno de Finetti(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 21. February 1990
Book
Hardback
394 pages
978-0-471-92612-2 (ISBN)
Description
The second of a two-volume work aiming to provide the first complete development of the theory of probability from a subjectivist viewpoint. It proceeds from a detailed discussion of the philosophical mathematical aspects to a detailed mathematical treatment of probability and statistics.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
line drawings, tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 51 mm
Width: 28 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-92612-2 (9780471926122)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 7 A preliminary survey: heads and tails - preliminary considerations; heads and tails - the random process; laws of "large numbers"; the "central limit theorem". Part 8 Random processes with independent increments: the case of asymptotic normality; the Wiener-Levy process; behaviour and asymptotic behaviour; ruin problems; ballot problems. Part 9 An introduction to other types of stochastic process: Markov processes; stationary processes. Part 10 Problems in higher dimensions: second-order characteristics and the normal distribution; the discrete case; the continuous case; the case of spherical symmetry. Part 11 Inductive reasoning, statistical inference: the basic formulation and preliminary clarifications; the case of independence and the case of dependence; exchangeability. Part 12 Mathematical statistics: the scope and limits of the treatment; the likelihood principle and sufficient statistics; a Bayesian approach to "estimation" and "hypothesis testing"; the connections with decision theory.