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History of Probability, Statistics and Risk Management presented in a clear and comprehensible way.
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Nizam al Mulk, Kenneth Arrow, Aristotle, Archimedes, Francis Bacon, Thomas Bayes, Daniel Bernoulli, Jacob Bernoulli, Johann Bernoulli, Max Born, Canopius, Aldo Cardano, Giambattista Cardano, Girolamo Cardano, Leonardo da VinciTimes
1200-1990Showing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
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Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
August 31, 1998, Wiley
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Risuku: kamigami e no hangyaku = Against the gods : the remarkable story of risk
1998, Nihon Keizai Shinbun
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Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
March 1, 1997, Simon & Schuster Audio
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Against the gods: the remarkable story of risk
1996, John Wiley & Sons
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Against the gods: The remarkable story of risk
1996, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part 1.
TO 1200: BEGINNINGS
Part 2.
1200-1700: A THOUSAND OUTSTANDING FACTS
Part 3.
1700-1900: MEASUREMENT UNLIMITED
Part 4.
1900-1960: CLOUDS OF VAGUENESS AND THE DEMAND FOR PRECISION
Part 5.
DEGREES OF BELIEF: EXPLORING UNCERTAINTY
Notes.
Bibliography.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-364) and indexes.
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