Probability Prior to Pascal

David Bellhouse

A chapter in Statisticians of the Centuries, 2001, pp 3-7 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Early calculations in probability prior to the Pascal-Fermat correspondence of 1654 were related either to combinatorial calculations for simple games of chance or to attempts at a solution to the problem of points.

Keywords: Probability Prior; Gambling Problem; Probability Calculation; Simple Game; Mathematical Work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0179-0_1

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