Estimating and Choosing: An Essay on Probability in Practice

Matheron, Georges; Hasofer, A.M.

Ever since the beginning of modern probability theory in the seventeenth century there has been a continuous debate over the meaning and applicability of the concept of probability. This book presents a coherent and well thoughtout framework for the use of probabilistic models to describe unique phenomena in a purely objective way. Although Estimating and Choosing was written with geostatistical applications in mind, the approach is of general applicability across the whole spectrum of probabilistic modelling. The only full-fledged treatment of the foundations of practical probability modelling ever written, this book fills an important gap in the literature of probability and statistics.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1988-12-28

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783540500872

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-48817-7

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 141