Sheynin Theory of Probability

Theory of Probability. A Historical Essay

Probability and Statistics

1. Paevsky, V.V. Euler’s work in demography. In collected papers Leonard Euler. Moscow – Leningrad, 1935, pp. 103 – 110 ... 2. Bernoulli, D. On the mean duration of marriages, etc. (1768). Translated from Russian translation in Ptukha, M.V. (History of Statistics), vol. 1. Moscow, 1955, pp. 453 – 464... 3. Ondar, Kh.O. On the works of Davidov in probability theory and on his methodological view...

Studies in the History of Statistics and Probability Collected Translations Compiled and translated by Oscar Sheynin

Jakob Bernoulli On the Law of Large Numbers Translated into English by Oscar Sheynin Berlin 2005

Probability and Statistics in the 18th Century

This, now slightly revised text, is intended for a broader circle of readers. It appeared in Italian, although with suppressed references, as Lo sviluppo della teoria della probabilità e della statistica in Storia della Scienza, t. 1. Introduction The theory of probability can be traced back to 1654 when Pascal and Fermat, in solving the problem of points (of sharing the stakes in an uncomplete...