Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the ...
Measurement shows that almost one-half of all market days are down days and slightly more are up days, but close enough to think of it as 50/50. Just as the probability of getting a long string of ...
Patrick Billingsley, an influential probability theorist who also became an accomplished actor of stage and screen, died Friday, April 22 in his Hyde Park home after a short illness. He was 85. “He’s ...
Alice and Bob are playing a game in which the first person to get 6 points wins. The way each point is decided is a little strange. The Casino has a pool table that Alice and Bob can't see. Before the ...
The Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science covers three broadly overlapping main areas of research: probability, statistics and data science. Probability theory is a core topic within ...