Probability: A Very Short Introduction

by John Haigh

Book Overview

Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty requires a sound appreciation of the way random chance works. It requires, in short, an understanding of probability. In this Very Short Introduction, John Haigh introduces the ideas of probability--and the different philosophical approaches to probability--and gives a brief account of the history of development of probability theory, from Galileo and Pascal to Bayes, Laplace, Poisson, and Markov...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199588481
• ISBN13: 9780199588480
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.8"