The Foundations of StatisticsClassic analysis of the foundations of statistics and development of personal probability, one of the greatest controversies in modern statistical thought. Revised edition. Calculus, probability, statistics, and Boolean algebra are recommended. |
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Contents
Postulates of a personalistic theory of decision End papers | 1 |
PsasoNAL PnoBABILITY | 27 |
irs on PnnsoxaL Paosaamrrr | 53 |
UnLrrY | 71 |
10 | 109 |
PARTITIoN PnoaLsus | 116 |
13 | 132 |
17 | 139 |
Mixed acts in statistics | 217 |
Ponrr ESTIMATIoN 1 Introduction | 220 |
27 | 221 |
Criteria that have been proposed for point estimates | 223 |
A behavioralistic review of the criteria for point estimation I | 229 |
A behavioralistic review continued | 234 |
A behavioralistic review concluded | 244 |
Tnsrmo 1 Introduction | 246 |
Srarrsrrcs | 154 |
PaaaLLausu BETWEEN THE Mrsruax TaroRY AND ran TuaoRr | 178 |
Tan IAIHEhlAlICS or MiNruax PaoaLaus | 184 |
Bilinear games | 186 |
An example of a bilinear game | 189 |
Bilinear games exhibiting symmetry | 193 |
Mr m x Rows 1 Introduction | 200 |
Utility and the minimax rule | 201 |
Almost subminimax acts | 203 |
The minimax rule does not generate a simple ordering | 205 |
0 T0 OnsnnvxrroNs 1 Introduction | 208 |
Suficient statistics | 212 |
The approach to certainty | 214 |
Sequential probability ratio procedues | 215 |
Randomization | 216 |
A theory of testing | 247 |
Testing in practice | 252 |
IrrrznvaL EsrlmanoN AND RELATED Torres 1 Estimates of the accuracy of estimates | 257 |
Interval estimation and confidence intervals | 259 |
Tolerance intervals | 262 |
cnn VALUE | 263 |
Convex FUNcrIoNS | 266 |
aLu | 270 |
43 | 271 |
Bmuocaarnrc SoreLzmsrvr | 283 |
TzcnmcaL SYMBoLS | 299 |
Arrrnoa Irmax | 301 |
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| Title | The Foundations of Statistics Dover Books on Mathematics Series |
| Author | Leonard J. Savage |
| Edition | revised, annotated |
| Publisher | Courier Corporation, 1972 |
| ISBN | 0486623491, 9780486623498 |
| Length | 310 pages |
| Subjects | › › Mathematics / General Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General Social Science / Statistics |
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