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Book Title: The Estimation Of Probabilities: An Essay On Modern Bayesian...
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.3in.
Item Width: 5.4in.
Author: Irving John Good
Publication Name: Estimation of Probabilities : an Essay ON Modern Bayesian Methods
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication Year: 2003
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Number of Pages: 109 Pages
