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

McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch2011
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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. This is an account of Bayes' rule for general readers, exploring this theorem and the human obsessions surrounding it.
Main title:
The theory that would not die : how Bayes' rule cracked the enigma code, hunted down Russian submarines, & emerged triumphant from two centuries of controversy / Sharon Bertsch McGrayne.
Author:
McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch, author
Edition:
[New] edition.
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2011]©2011
Collation:
xvi, 336 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300188226 (pbk)
Dewey class:
519.542519.542 MACG
Language:
English
Subject:
Bayesian statistical decision theory -- HistoryMathematics
BRN:
428593
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