Risk and gambling : a study of subjective probability

dc.contributor.author	Cohen, John
dc.contributor.author	Hansel, Mark
dc.date.accessioned	2005-01-27T22:51:43Z
dc.date.available	2005-01-27T22:51:43Z
dc.date.issued	1956
dc.description.abstract	In 1654, almost exactly three hundred years ago, the Chevalier de Mere, a mathematically inclined gamester, found himself in difficulties over the problem of dividing the gains in games of dice. So he sought the advice of the greatest mathematician of his time, Pascal; and started a train of thought which has led the last three centuries, to the development of the important theory of probability. We may contrast the mathematical probability with the private or psychological world of subjective probability, based on partial or imperfect knowledge, and embodied in the daily perceptions, predictions and decisions of the individual. In spite of the fact that we constantly have to choose, estimate, judge, decide and act on partial or imperfect knowlege, the world of private uncertainty remains largely unexplored.	en
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dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/9757
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/526
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Longmans, Green	en
dc.subject	Gambling--Probability	en
dc.subject.other	Gambling Literature
dc.title	Risk and gambling : a study of subjective probability	en
dc.type	book	en