Probability theory : the logic of science /
Jaynes, E. T.
Probability theory : the logic of science / E.T. Jaynes ; edited by G. Larry Bretthorst. - xxix, 727 pages ; 26 cm
"Reprinted with corrections 2004"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 705-720) and indexes.
Plausible reasoning -- The quantitative rules -- Elementary sampling theory -- Elementary hypothesis testing -- Queer uses for probability theory -- Elementary parameter estimation -- The central, Gaussian or normal distribution -- Sufficiency, ancillarity, and all that -- Repetitive experiments : probability and frequency -- Physics of 'random experiments' -- Discrete prior probabilities : the entropy principle -- Ignorance priors and transformation groups -- Decision theory, historical background -- Simple applications of decision theory -- Paradoxes of probability theory -- Orthodox methods : historical background -- Principles and pathology of orthodox statistics -- The Ap distribution and rule of succession -- Physical measurements -- Model comparison -- Outliers and robustness -- Introduction to communication theory.
0521592712 9780521592710
Probabilities.
519.2 / JAY
Probability theory : the logic of science / E.T. Jaynes ; edited by G. Larry Bretthorst. - xxix, 727 pages ; 26 cm
"Reprinted with corrections 2004"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 705-720) and indexes.
Plausible reasoning -- The quantitative rules -- Elementary sampling theory -- Elementary hypothesis testing -- Queer uses for probability theory -- Elementary parameter estimation -- The central, Gaussian or normal distribution -- Sufficiency, ancillarity, and all that -- Repetitive experiments : probability and frequency -- Physics of 'random experiments' -- Discrete prior probabilities : the entropy principle -- Ignorance priors and transformation groups -- Decision theory, historical background -- Simple applications of decision theory -- Paradoxes of probability theory -- Orthodox methods : historical background -- Principles and pathology of orthodox statistics -- The Ap distribution and rule of succession -- Physical measurements -- Model comparison -- Outliers and robustness -- Introduction to communication theory.
0521592712 9780521592710
Probabilities.
519.2 / JAY