The theory that would not die : how Bayes' rule cracked the enigma code, hunted down Russian submarines, & emerged triumphant from two centuries of controversy /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

"Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok. In t...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Bayes, Thomas, > (1702-1761) > Critique et interprétation.
Bayesian statistical decision theory > History.
Théorie de la décision bayésienne > Histoire.
SCIENCE > History.
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
MATHEMATICS > Probability & Statistics > Bayesian Analysis.
Mathematics.
Bayesian statistical decision theory.
Bayes-Regel
Methode van Bayes.
Statistique bayésienne > Histoire.
Statistiques > Histoire.
Beslutsteori > matematisk statistik.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Enlightenment and the Anti-Bayesian reaction
  • pt. 2. Second World War era
  • pt. 3. The glorious revival
  • pt. 4. To prove its worth
  • pt. 5. Victory 211.

Ejemplares similares