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Structure of Life Distributions: Nonparametric, Semiparametric, and Parametric Families

For over 200 years, practitioners have been developing parametric families of probability distributions for data analysis. ...

Support Vector Machines

This book explains the principles that make support vector machines (SVMs) a successful modelling and prediction tool for ...

Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty

Coverage in the 78 revised full papers, presented together with three invited papers, includes Bayesian networks, graphical ...

Séminaire de Probabilités XL = XL Probability Seminar

Two noteworthy features of the 40th volume of the Séminaire de Probabilités are L. Coutin’s advanced course on calculus ...

Séminaire de Probabilités XLI

Stochastic processes are as usual the main subject of the Séminaire, with contributions on Brownian motion (fractional or ...

Séminaire de Probabilités XXXVIII

Besides a series of six articles on Lévy processes, Volume 38 of the Séminaire de Probabilités contains contributions ...

The Basel II Risk Parameters

The focus of this book is on the estimation and validation of the three key Basel II risk parameters, probability of default ...

The Bayesian Choice : From Decision-Theoretic Foundations to Computational Implementation

This book covers both the basic ideas of statistical theory, and also some of the more modern and advanced topics of Bayesian ...

The Challenge of Anticipation : A Unifying Framework for the Analysis and Design of Artificial Cognitive Systems

This book proposes a unifying approach for the analysis and design of artificial cognitive systems: The Anticipatory Approach. The ...

The Challenge of Chance : A Multidisciplinary Approach from Science and the Humanities

This book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on chance, with contributions from distinguished researchers in the areas ...

The Dynamics of Thought

This volume is a collection of some of the most important philosophical papers by Peter Gärdenfors. Spanning a period of ...

The Lucky Few : Between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom

Born during the Great Depression and World War Two (1929 – 1945) - between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom - ...

The Mathematics of Arbitrage

This long-awaited book aims at a rigorous mathematical treatment of the theory of pricing and hedging of derivative securities ...

The Mathematics of Arbitrage

This long-awaited book aims at a rigorous mathematical treatment of the theory of pricing and hedging of derivative securities ...

The Metaphysics of Science

The roots of this work lie in my earlier book, Scientific Progress, which first appeared in 1981. One of its topics, the ...

The Modern Algebra of Information Retrieval

This book takes a unique approach to information retrieval by laying down the foundations for a modern algebra of information ...

The Moral, Social, and Commercial Imperatives of Genetic Testing and Screening

This is a dynamic book that successfully combines global and local thinking with regard to an emerging technology that will ...

The Nature of Statistical Evidence

The purpose of this book is to discuss whether statistical methods make sense. That is a fair question, at the heart of the ...

The Strength of Nonstandard Analysis

This book reflects the progress made in the forty years since the appearance of Robinson’s revolutionary book Nonstandard ...

The Structure of Physics

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker‘s "Aufbau der Physik", first published in 1985, was intended as an overview of his lifelong ...

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