Abstract
In 1693, Isaac Newton answered a query from Samuel Pepys about a problem involving dice. Newton’s analysis is discussed and attention is drawn to an error he made.
Citation
Stephen M. Stigler. "Isaac Newton as a Probabilist." Statist. Sci. 21 (3) 400 - 403, August 2006. https://doi.org/10.1214/088342306000000312
Information
Published: August 2006
First available in Project Euclid: 20 December 2006
zbMATH: 1246.01008
MathSciNet: MR2329703
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/088342306000000312
Rights: Copyright © 2006 Institute of Mathematical Statistics