Isaac Newton as a Probabilist
Statistics Theory
2007-06-13 v1 Statistics Theory
Abstract
In 1693, Isaac Newton answered a query from Samuel Pepys about a problem involving dice. Newton's analysis is discussed and attention is drawn to an error he made.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0701089,
title = {Isaac Newton as a Probabilist},
author = {Stephen M. Stigler},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0701089},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/088342306000000312 in the Statistical Science (http://www.imstat.org/sts/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)