Janus-faced probability
By: Paolo Rocchi
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cham; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9783319048604; 9783319048611
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Probabilities
Description: "The problem of probability interpretation was long overlooked before exploding in the 20th century, when the frequentist and subjectivist schools formalized two conflicting conceptions of probability. Beyond the radical followers of the two schools, a circle of pluralist thinkers tends to reconcile the opposing concepts. The author uses two theorems in order to prove that the various interpretations of probability do not come into opposition and can be used in different contexts. The goal here is to clarify the multifold nature of probability by means of a purely mathematical approach and to show how philosophical arguments can only serve to deepen actual intellectual contrasts. The book can be considered as one of the most important contributions in the analysis of probability interpretation in the last 10-15 years" --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.