{"product_id":"9789401044653","title":"From Statistical Physics to Statistical Inference and Back","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFrom Statistical Physics to Statistical Inference and Back\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGrassberger, P.; Nadal, J.P.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysicists, when modelling physical systems with a large number  of degrees of freedom, and statisticians, when performing data  analysis, have developed their own concepts and methods for making the  `best' inference. But are these methods equivalent, or not? What is  the state of the art in making inferences? The physicists want  answers. More: neural computation demands a clearer understanding of  how neural systems make inferences; the theory of chaotic nonlinear  systems as applied to time series analysis could profit from the  experience already booked by the statisticians; and finally, there is  a long-standing conjecture that some of the puzzles of quantum  mechanics are due to our incomplete understanding of how we make  inferences. Matter enough to stimulate the writing of such a book as  the present one. \u003cbr\u003e  But other considerations also arise, such as the maximum entropy  method and Bayesian inference, information theory and the minimum  description length. Finally, it is pointed out that an understanding  of human inference may require input from psychologists. This lively  debate, which is of acute current interest, is well summarized in the  present work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401044653\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-1068-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 355\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398520467596,"sku":"9789401044653","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401044653.jpg?v=1755436331","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789401044653","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}