This book tells how quantitative ideas of chance have transformed the natural and social sciences as well as Everyday Life over the past three centuries.
In contrast to the literature on the mathematical develo.
Separate chapters explore the theoretical and methodological impact on biology, physics, and psychology.
A continuous narrative connects the earliest application of Probability and statistics in gambling and insurance to the most recent forays into law, medicine, polling, and baseball.
This book tells how quantitative ideas of chance have transformed the natural and social sciences as well as Everyday Life over the past three centuries