Abstract
Abstract Jeffreys' Theory of Probability, first published in 1939, was the first attempt to develop a fundamental theory of scientific inference based on Bayesian statistics. His ideas were well ahead of their time and it is only in the past ten years that the subject of Bayes' factors has been significantly developed and extended. Recent work has made Bayesian statistics an essential subject for graduate students and researchers. This seminal book is their starting point.
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- 1998
- Type
- book
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 2727
- Pages
- 132-133
- Citations
- 6694
- Access
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Harold Jeffreys,
R. Bruce Lindsay
(1998).
Theory of Probability.
Nature
, 109
(2727)
, 132-133.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198503682.001.0001
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- DOI
- 10.1093/oso/9780198503682.001.0001