The Foundations of Statistics

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Classic analysis of the subject and the development of personal probability; one of the greatest controversies in modern statistcal thought. New preface and new footnotes to 1954 edition, with a supplementary 180-item annotated bibliography by author. Calculus, probability, statistics, and Boolean algebra are recommended.

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  The Foundations of Statistics

  • 2012-08-29
  • 352 pages
  • Ebook
  • Courier Corporation
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  The Foundations of Statistics: A Simulation-based Approach

  • 2010-11-11
  • 178 pages
  • Ebook
  • Springer Science & Business Media

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