The doomsday calculation : how an equation that predicts the future is transforming everything we know about life and the universe
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Poundstone, William,
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New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2019.
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Bayesian statistical decision theory.
Forecasting.
Probabilities.

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New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2019.
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x, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index.
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Thomas Bayes devised a theorem that allowed him to assign probabilities to events that had never happened before, and it is being used in contemporary thought to answer questions about human existence.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Poundstone, W. (2019). The doomsday calculation: how an equation that predicts the future is transforming everything we know about life and the universe (First edition.). Little, Brown Spark.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Poundstone, William. 2019. The Doomsday Calculation: How an Equation That Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know About Life and the Universe. New York: Little, Brown Spark.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Poundstone, William. The Doomsday Calculation: How an Equation That Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know About Life and the Universe New York: Little, Brown Spark, 2019.

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Poundstone, William. The Doomsday Calculation: How an Equation That Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know About Life and the Universe First edition., Little, Brown Spark, 2019.

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