The Logic of Chance

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book

The Logic of Chance is an influential 1866 book by John Venn that helped establish the frequency interpretation of probability and advanced the philosophical foundations of statistical reasoning.

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Label	Occurrences
The Logic of Chance canonical	3
The Doctrine of Chances	1
The Logic of Chance: An Essay on the Foundations and Province of the Theory of Probability, with Especial Reference to its Logical Bearings and its Application to Moral and Social Science	1

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Target entity: The Logic of Chance
Context triple: [John Venn, notableWork, The Logic of Chance]

A. A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
B. The Doctrine of Chances
The Doctrine of Chances is an influential 18th-century treatise by Abraham de Moivre that systematically developed the mathematical theory of probability, especially as applied to games of chance.
C. Logical Foundations of Probability
Logical Foundations of Probability is a seminal philosophical work by Rudolf Carnap that develops a rigorous logical and formal account of probability and inductive reasoning.
D. Ars Conjectandi
Ars Conjectandi is a foundational 1713 treatise on probability theory by Jakob Bernoulli that systematically developed the mathematical study of chance and introduced key concepts such as the law of large numbers.
E. Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography
Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography is the memoir of mathematician Mark Kac, reflecting on his life, career, and contributions to probability theory and mathematical physics.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Logic of Chance
Target entity description: The Logic of Chance is an influential 1866 book by John Venn that helped establish the frequency interpretation of probability and advanced the philosophical foundations of statistical reasoning.

A. A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
B. The Doctrine of Chances
The Doctrine of Chances is an influential 18th-century treatise by Abraham de Moivre that systematically developed the mathematical theory of probability, especially as applied to games of chance.
C. Logical Foundations of Probability
Logical Foundations of Probability is a seminal philosophical work by Rudolf Carnap that develops a rigorous logical and formal account of probability and inductive reasoning.
D. Ars Conjectandi
Ars Conjectandi is a foundational 1713 treatise on probability theory by Jakob Bernoulli that systematically developed the mathematical study of chance and introduced key concepts such as the law of large numbers.
E. Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography
Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography is the memoir of mathematician Mark Kac, reflecting on his life, career, and contributions to probability theory and mathematical physics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ
author	John Venn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
describedBySource	biographies of John Venn ⓘ historical accounts of probability theory ⓘ
fullTitle	The Logic of Chance: An Essay on the Foundations and Province of the Theory of Probability, with Especial Reference to its Logical Bearings and its Application to Moral and Social Science ⓘ linked to: The Logic of Chance
genre	mathematics book ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ philosophy of science book ⓘ probability theory book ⓘ
hasEdition	second edition of The Logic of Chance ⓘ third edition of The Logic of Chance ⓘ
hasImpactOn	development of frequentist statistics ⓘ interpretation of statistical evidence ⓘ methodology in the social sciences ⓘ
hasPart	chapters on philosophical implications of probability ⓘ chapters on statistical methods ⓘ chapters on the theory of probability ⓘ
influenced	frequency interpretation of probability ⓘ later work in statistics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ
influencedBy	John Stuart Mill ⓘ classical probability theory ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	inductive reasoning ⓘ philosophy of probability ⓘ probability theory ⓘ statistical inference ⓘ statistics ⓘ
notableFor	developing the frequency interpretation of probability ⓘ influencing the philosophy of statistical reasoning ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	empiricism ⓘ logical empiricism (precursor ideas) ⓘ
positionInSeries	early work in frequentist probability ⓘ
publicationYear	1866 ⓘ
publisher	Macmillan and Co. ⓘ
relatedConcept	Venn diagram ⓘ linked to: Venn frequentist interpretation of probability ⓘ law of large numbers ⓘ objective probability ⓘ statistical law ⓘ
relatedWork	On the Principles of Logic ⓘ
topic	application of probability to inductive logic ⓘ interpretation of statistical laws ⓘ logical foundations of probability ⓘ relationship between probability and frequency ⓘ

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John Venn → notableWork → The Logic of Chance ⓘ

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The Logic of Chance → fullTitle → The Logic of Chance: An Essay on the Foundations and Province of the Theory of Probability, with Especial Reference to its Logical Bearings and its Application to Moral and Social Science ⓘ

linked to: The Logic of Chance

The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic → relatedWorkByAuthor → The Logic of Chance ⓘ

Illustrations of the Logic of Science → hasPart → The Doctrine of Chances ⓘ