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Models Related to the Probability of an Event

In: Binomial Distribution Handbook for Scientists and Engineers

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  • Elart von Collani

    (University of Würzburg)

  • Klaus Dräger

    (University of Würzburg)

Abstract

The concept of probability is over two hundred years old and for the whole period of its existence there has been a dispute about its meaning as D.V. Lindley notes in the forword to [15]. There is the “frequentist interpretation” due to R. von Mises, B.de Finetti’s, and L.J. Savage’s “subjective view” of probability; R. Carnap’s “logical probability;” J.M.Keynes’, B.O.Koop-man’s and B. de Finetti’s “comparative probability,” and T. L. Fine’s “probabilistic reasoning.” These approaches seem to shift stochastics into the field of philosophy. Here, a more pragmatic or scientific view is taken, which explains a concept by its aims and effects and handles it by quantified measurement procedures, thus integrating stochastics into science.

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  • Elart von Collani & Klaus Dräger, 2001. "Models Related to the Probability of an Event," Springer Books, in: Binomial Distribution Handbook for Scientists and Engineers, chapter 0, pages 12-31, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4612-0215-8_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-0215-8_2
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