Elements of Probability

AbstractTHIS is an interesting book. Its main interest lies in the endeavour of the authors to keep throughout a clear distinction between three different fields of study, all in some way inter related and each forming a partial approach to the general problem of probability: (1) a mathe matical theory (the authors add, “of arrangements” which I should prefer to omit), (2) the frequency of actual occurrences of an event in repeated trials and (3) the psychological expectation of a participant. The authors are primarily interested in (1), and assume the definition of mathematical probability as follows:Elements of Probability By Prof. H. Levy L. Roth. Pp. x + 200. (Oxford, Clarendon Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1936). 15s. net.