Paradoxes in Probability Theory

• Main Author: Eckhardt, William (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy,
• Subjects: Statistics.; Logic.; Philosophy and science.; Probabilities.; Statistical Theory and Methods.; Philosophy of Science.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.

Paradoxes provide a vehicle for exposing misinterpretations and misapplications of accepted principles. This book discusses seven paradoxes surrounding probability theory.  Some remain the focus of controversy; others have allegedly been solved, however the accepted solutions are demonstrably incorr...