The search for certainty : on the clash of science and philosophy of probability / Krzysztof Burdzy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burdzy, K. (Krzysztof)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Probabilities--Philosophy.

Probabilities.

Mathematics--Philosophy.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume represents a radical departure from the current philosophical duopoly in the area of foundations of probability, that is, the frequency and subjective theories. One of the main new ideas is a set of scientific laws of probability. The new laws are simple, intuitive and, last but not least, they agree well with the contents of current textbooks on probability. Another major new claim is that the "frequency statistics" has nothing in common with the "frequency philosophy of probability," contrary to popular belief. Similarly, contrary to the general perception, the "Bayesian statisti

Contents:

Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Main Philosophies of Probability; 3. The Science of Probability; 4. Decision Making; 5. The Frequency Philosophy of Probability; 6. Classical Statistics; 7. The Subjective Philosophy of Probability; 8. Bayesian Statistics; 9. Teaching Probability; 10. Abuse of Language; 11. What is Science?; 12. What is Philosophy?; 13. Concluding Remarks; 14. Mathematical Methods of Probability and Statistics; 15. Literature Review; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index.

ISBN:

9786612442742

9781282442740

1282442740

9789814273718

9814273716

OCLC:

647850041