Isaac Newton as a probabilist

DOI10.1214/088342306000000312MaRDI QIDQ449738zbMATHOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Stephen M. Stigler

Publication date 1 September 2012

Published in Statistical Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0701089

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of probability theory (60-03)

Abstract: In 1693, Isaac Newton answered a query from Samuel Pepys about a problem involving dice. Newton's analysis is discussed and attention is drawn to an error he made.

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