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I didn’t understand probability, until I read E T Jaynes Probability Theory: Logic of Science It defines the base blocks of probability very, very slow. And ne
by shp0ngle 4y ago
I didn’t understand probability, until I read E T Jaynes Probability Theory: Logic of Science
It defines the base blocks of probability very, very slow. And never hand-waves anything. But it’s the “bayesian” view of probability; but it’s honestly the easier one to understand.
https://www.amazon.com/Probability-Theory-Science-T-Jaynes/dp/0521592712 https://www.amazon.com/Probability-Theory-Science-T-Jaynes/d...
- curious16 4y agoWhat is the prerequisite to read this book?
- shp0ngle 4y agoIt is quite math heavy, but I guess you can skip the proofs. You can see the book for free, I think it’s scanned online, it’s from mid-20th century I think
- AlanYx 4y agoThere are no real prerequisites. In fact, in the introduction, Jaynes suggests that readers might be better off not having any previous introduction to statistics. That being said, there is an assumed level of general mathematical sophistication to the presentation.