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Truth, possibility, and probability : new logical foundations of probability and statistical inference
Title:
Truth, possibility, and probability : new logical foundations of probability and statistical inference
Author:
Chuaqui, R.
ISBN:
9780444888402
9780080872773
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Publication Information:
Amsterdam ; New York : North-Holland ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1991.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvii, 484 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
North-Holland mathematics studies ; 166
North-Holland mathematics studies ; 166.
Contents:
Front Cover; Truth, Possibility and Probability; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; Preliminaries; 1. Notation; 2. Probability; Part 1: The concept of probability; Chapter I. The problem of foundations; Chapter II. Truth, possibility, and probability; Chapter III. Probability models; Chapter IV. Principles of inference and decision; Chapter V.A medical example; Part 2: Elements of Probability Theory; Chapter VI. Probability theory; Chapter VII. Disjunctive spaces; Chapter VIII. Elements of infinitesimal analysis; Chapter IX. Integration; Chapter X. Probability distributions.
Abstract:
Anyone involved in the philosophy of science is naturally drawn into the study of the foundations of probability. Different interpretations of probability, based on competing philosophical ideas, lead to different statistical techniques, and frequently to mutually contradictory consequences. This unique book presents a new interpretation of probability, rooted in the traditional interpretation that was current in the 17th and 18th centuries. Mathematical models are constructed based on this interpretation, and statistical inference and decision theory are applied, including some examples in artificial intelligence, solving the main foundational problems. Nonstandard analysis is extensively developed for the construction of the models and in some of the proofs. Many nonstandard theorems are proved, some of them new, in particular, a representation theorem that asserts that any stochastic process can be approximated by a process defined over a space with equiprobable outcomes.
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ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444888402 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/publication?issn=03040208&volume=166Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QA273 .C574 1991 EB | 1191271-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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