Probability and Statistics

The Science of Uncertainty

John Tabak (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2004
Facts on File Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8160-4956-1 (ISBN)

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Probability and Statistics provides a detailed look at the many aspects of this branch of mathematical investigation. Covering everything from ancient games of chance played around the world and the theories of Fermat and Pascal to the specious use of statistics, phrenology, and statistical methods to stop epidemics, this book offers a comprehensive look at the historical development and uses of probability and statistics. Modern applications of these ideas, the use of probability in modern safety analysis and phone networks, and the use of statistics in epidemiology and actuarial science, are also presented in this clearly written and illustrated reference.

John Tabak, Ph.D., performed graduate work at Suny at Stony Brook and received a degree in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of A Look at Earth and A Look at Neptune, two astronomy titles for middle school readers. He is presently writing a history of American sign language.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.10.2004
Reihe/Serie	History of Mathematics
Zusatzinfo	33 b&w photographs, 15 line illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	522 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Statistik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Wahrscheinlichkeit / Kombinatorik
ISBN-10	0-8160-4956-4 / 0816049564
ISBN-13	978-0-8160-4956-1 / 9780816049561
Zustand	Neuware