{"product_id":"probability-9780745652566","title":"Probability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a doctor tells you there's a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean? Understanding probability is clearly very important, if we are to make good theoretical and practical choices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a remarkable book in that, while using the absolute minimum of mathematics, it manages to explain all the main views in the philosophy of probability clearly and accurately.  Indeed it covers some recent approaches on which active research is taking place at the moment.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDonald Gillies, University College London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Easy and fun to read, this book is a thought-provoking introduction to a wide range of important theories and issues about the nature of probability.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTimothy Williamson, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ePreface \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Probability: A Two Faced Guide to Life? \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: The Classical Interpretation \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: The Logical Interpretation \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: The Subjective Interpretation \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: The Objective Bayesian Interpretation \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Group Level Interpretations \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: The Frequency Interpretation \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 8: The Propensity Interpretation \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 9: Fallacies, Puzzles, and a Paradox \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter 10: Interpreting Probability in the Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAppendix \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA. The Axioms and Laws of Probability \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eB. Bayes�s Theorem \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404401123671,"sku":"9780745652566","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745652566.jpg?v=1730486350","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/probability-9780745652566","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}