Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World

by Tom Chivers

Book Overview

A "fascinating, witty, and perspective-shifting" (Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author) tour of Bayes's theorem and its global impact on modern life from the acclaimed science writer and author of The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy.

At its simplest, Bayes's theorem describes the probability of an event, based on prior knowledge of conditions that might be related to the event. But in Everything...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668052601
• ISBN13: 9781668052600
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Atria/One Signal Publishers
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"