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Probability and Statistics

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Probability and statistical theory arose historically when it was noticed that certain regularities were observed in games of chance and in human mortality (Refs. 21-1, 21-2, and 21-3). The philosophical foundations of probability are a matter of debate to the present day. The “frequency” school holds that the probability of an event is the fraction of times the event would occur in indefinitely many independent trials repeating exactly the same situation. The “Bayesian” school holds that a probability is a subjective measurement of the strength of one’s belief that an event will occur. In addition, every position between the two views given above seems to be occupied.

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Fisher, L. (1990). Probability and Statistics. In: Pearson, C.E. (eds) Handbook of Applied Mathematics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1423-3_21

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