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A History of the Central Limit Theorem: From Classical to Modern Probability Theory

A History of the Central Limit Theorem: From Classical to Modern Probability Theory

Hardcover

Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physic

General MathematicsProbability & Statistics

ISBN10: 0387878564
ISBN13: 9780387878560
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 21 2010
Pages: 402
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

This study discusses the history of the central limit theorem and related probabilistic limit theorems from about 1810 through 1950. In this context the book also describes the historical development of analytical probability theory and its tools, such as characteristic functions or moments. The central limit theorem was originally deduced by Laplace as a statement about approximations for the distributions of sums of independent random variables within the framework of classical probability, which focused upon specific problems and applications.

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