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

zbMATH Open0922.01006MaRDI QIDQ1297058FDOQ1297058

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)

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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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