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Cosmology has undergone a revolution in recent years. The exciting interplay 

between astronomy and fundamental physics has led to dramatic revelations, 

including the existence of the dark matter and the dark energy that appear to 

dominate our cosmos. But these discoveries only reveal themselves through small 

effects in noisy experimental data. Dealing with such observations requires the 

careful application of probability and statistics.



But it is not only in the arcane world of fundamental physics that probability 

theory plays such an important role. It has an impact in many aspects of our 

everyday life, from the law courts to the lottery.



Why then do so few people understand probability? And why do so few people 

understand why it is so important for science? Why do so many people think that 

science is about absolute certainty when, at its core, it is actually dominated 

by uncertainty?



This book attempts to explain the basics of probability theory, and illustrate 

their application across the entire spectrum of science. 



Table of Contents



1	Probable nature	1

2	The logic of uncertainty	7

3	Lies, damned lies, and astronomy	31

4	Bayesians versus frequentists	48

5	Randomness	71

6	From engines to entropy	95

7	Quantum roulette	115

8	Believing the big bang	138

9	Cosmos and its discontents	161

10	Life, the universe and everything	180

11	Summing up	199



Product Details



    * ISBN: 0198567626

    * ISBN-13: 9780198567622

    * Format: Hardcover, 288pp

    * Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

    * Pub. Date: July 2006



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