Willful Ignorance: The Mismeasure of Uncertainty

by Herbert I. Weisberg

Book Overview

An original account of willful ignorance and how this principle relates to modern probability and statistical methods

Through a series of colorful stories about great thinkers and the problems they chose to solve, the author traces the historical evolution of probability and explains how statistical methods have helped to propel scientific research. However, the past success of statistics has depended on vast, deliberate simplifications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470890444
• ISBN13: 9780470890448
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"