Screen LibraryUnderstanding uncertainty
This book discusses, in simplistic detail, the logic of uncertainty, its truths and falsehoods. The object of the book is to explain what has been accomplished in the twentieth century about uncertainty. Given that there are three rules to obey, craftily laid out in the book, author Dennis Lindley r...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0470055480 |
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This book discusses, in simplistic detail, the logic of uncertainty, its truths and falsehoods. The object of the book is to explain what has been accomplished in the twentieth century about uncertainty. Given that there are three rules to obey, craftily laid out in the book, author Dennis Lindley rationalizes that any study of the topic can be handled with as much confidence as ordinary logic. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xv, 250 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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0470043830 9780470043837 0470055480 9780470055489 0470055472 9780470055472 |
| Index Number: | QA273 |
| CLC: | O21 |
| Contents: | Uncertainty -- Stylistic questions -- Probability -- Two events -- The rules of probability -- Bayes rule -- Measuring uncertainty -- Three events -- Variation -- Decision analysis -- Science -- Examples -- Probability assessment. |