Portal:Probability and Statistics
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Probability is the branch of mathematics and statistics concerning events and numerical descriptions of how likely they are to occur. "Probability," in Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
- Statistics is the mathematical discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. "Statistics," in Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
General works
- "Probability," by Francis Ysidro Edgeworth in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Statistics," by Wynnard Hooper in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Probability theory
- A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities (original 1840; translation 1902) by Pierre-Simon Laplace
- The Illusion of Chance as it appeared in the December 1883 Popular Science Monthly
- The Logic of Chance (1888) by John Venn (transcription project)
- A Treatise on Probability (1921) by John Maynard Keynes (transcription project)
Applied statistics
- See also: Portal:Statistics in the social sciences
- Origin and History of Life Insurance I as it appeared in the August 1881 Popular Science Monthly
- Modern Basis of Life Insurance II as it appeared in the September 1881 Popular Science Monthly
- The Practical Business of Life Insurance III as it appeared in the October 1881 Popular Science Monthly