Classic analysis of the subject and the development of personal probability; one of the greatest controversies in modern statistcal thought.

Classic analysis of the subject and the development of personal probability; one of the greatest controversies in modern statistcal thought.

Because of Professor Savage's death, the revisions that he made for this edition are his final analysis of the situation. As he says on page one, "the foundations are the most controversial parts of many, if not all, sciences.

It presumes some knowledge of abstract algebra, providing necessary background and references where appropriate. This inexpensive edition of a hard-to-find systematic survey will fill a gap in many individual and institutional libraries.

The book can also act as a self-study vehicle for advanced high school students and laymen.

Considered the best book in the field, this completely self-contained study is both an introduction to quantification theory and an exposition of new results and techniques in "analytic" or "cut free" methods.

Part I of this coherent, well-organized text deals with formal principles of inference and definition. Part II explores elementary intuitive set theory, with separate chapters on sets, relations, and functions. Ideal for undergraduates.

Covers determinants, linear spaces, systems of linear equations, linear functions of a vector argument, coordinate transformations, the canonical form of the matrix of a linear operator, bilinear and quadratic forms, and more.

Starting with the useful concept of an elementary integral defined (axiomatically) on a family of elementary functions, this treatment examines the general theory of the integral, Lebesque integral in n space, the Riemann-Stieltjes integral ...

The basics of what every scientist and engineer should know, from complex numbers, limits in the complex plane, and complex functions to Cauchy's theory, power series, and applications of residues. 1974 edition.