Blaise Pascal

A. W. F. Edwards

A chapter in Statisticians of the Centuries, 2001, pp 17-22 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Pascal introduced the concept of mathematical expectation and used it recursively to obtain a solution to the Problem of Points which was the catalyst that enabled probability theory to develop beyond mere combinatorial enumeration.

Keywords: Mathematical Expectation; International Statistical Review; Recursive Argument; Successive Bifurcation; Nomial Expansion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0179-0_4

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