The theory that would not die

In the first ever account of Bayes' rule for general readers, this book explores the controversies and human obsessions surrounding it. Drawing on primary source material and interviews with dozens of statisticians and other scientists, The theory that would not die is the account of how a seemingly simple theorem ignited one of the greatest controversies of all time.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
Published2011
Shelf referenceA 502 BER
ISN/ISBN978-0-300-16969-0
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/xhxb7

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