This is a history of the use of Bayes's theorem over 150 years, from its discovery by Thomas Bayes to the rise of statistical competitors in the first third of the 20th century. The book follows the progress of the use of inverse probability from its first clear expression in Bayes' essay "Towards Solving a Problem" in the "Doctrine of Chances" of 1763, through its rise in Laplace's work, from its development in the 19th century, to the start of the present century. The emphasis is on the use and results obtained from inverse probability from Bayes to Karl Pearson.
  • ISBN10 1468404172
  • ISBN13 9781468404173
  • Publish Date 31 July 2012 (first published September 1991)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 12 April 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • Edition Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 516
  • Language English