A history of inverse probability. From Thomas Bayes to Karl Pearson.

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Authors Andrew Dale

Publication date 8 August 1999

Published in Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

BayesKarl PearsonBooleLaplacePoissonDe MorganCournotCondorcetEdgeworthMichell

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of probability theory (60-03) General histories, source books (01A05)

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