{"product_id":"popular-instructions-on-the-calculation-of-probabilities-to-which-are-appended-notes-by-richard-beamish-paperback-9781108064439","title":"Popular Instructions on the Calculation of Probabilities; To Which Are Appended Notes by Richard Beamish (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108064439","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePopular Instructions on the Calculation of Probabilities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTo Which Are Appended Notes by Richard Beamish\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1839 English translation of an 1828 work on probability by Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874), pioneer of social statistics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (Author), Richard Beamish (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108064439, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Belgian polymath Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (1796–1874) was regarded by John Maynard Keynes as a 'parent of modern statistical method'. Applying his training in mathematics to the physical and psychological dimensions of individuals, his Treatise on Man (also reissued in this series) identified the 'average man' in statistical terms. Reissued here is the 1839 English translation of his 1828 work, which appeared at a time when the application of probability was moving away from gaming tables towards more useful areas of life. Quetelet believed that probability had more influence on human affairs than had been accepted, and this work marked his move from a focus on mathematics and the natural sciences to the study of statistics and, eventually, the investigation of social phenomena. Written as a summary of lectures given in Brussels, the work was translated from French by the engineer Richard Beamish (1798–1873).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditor's preface\u003cbr\u003e Author's preface\u003cbr\u003e Signs employed in this work\u003cbr\u003e 1. Certainty and probability\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mathematical probability\u003cbr\u003e 3. Simple and compound probabilities\u003cbr\u003e 4. Relative probabilities\u003cbr\u003e 5. Repeated trials\u003cbr\u003e 6. Particular cases of the calculation of mathematical probabilities\u003cbr\u003e 7. Manner of examining probabilities\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mathematical expectation\u003cbr\u003e 9. Moral expectation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Lotteries\u003cbr\u003e 11. Calculation of probabilities when the number of favourable chances are not known\u003cbr\u003e 12. Calculation of probabilities when the number of chances is unknown\u003cbr\u003e 13. The mode of taking mean results\u003cbr\u003e 14. The measure of the degree of approximation of a mean result\u003cbr\u003e 15. Application of the calculation of probabilities to human life\u003cbr\u003e 16. Assurances and life annuities\u003cbr\u003e 17. Probabilities of witnesses\u003cbr\u003e 18. Decisions of tribunals and elections\u003cbr\u003e 19. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20mathematics%20%5BPBX%5D%22\"\u003ePBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266148946200,"sku":"9781108064439","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108064439i_0aaa5505-ec45-4d4e-bd24-c3bc71c3260a.jpg?v=1696748535","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/popular-instructions-on-the-calculation-of-probabilities-to-which-are-appended-notes-by-richard-beamish-paperback-9781108064439","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}