Isaac Newton as a Probabilist

Stigler, Stephen M.

Statist. Sci., Tome 21 (2006) no. 1, p. 400-403 / Harvested from Project Euclid

Résumé

In 1693, Isaac Newton answered a query from Samuel Pepys about a problem involving dice. Newton’s analysis is discussed and attention is drawn to an error he made.

Publié le : 2006-08-14
Classification:

@article{1166642443,
     author = {Stigler, Stephen M.},
     title = {Isaac Newton as a Probabilist},
     journal = {Statist. Sci.},
     volume = {21},
     number = {1},
     year = {2006},
     pages = { 400-403},
     language = {en},
     url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/1166642443}
}

Stigler, Stephen M. Isaac Newton as a Probabilist. Statist. Sci., Tome 21 (2006) no. 1, pp.  400-403. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1166642443/