Thomas Bayes

The only known portrait that is probably of Bayes from a 1936 book,<ref>Terence O'Donnell, ''History of Life Insurance in Its Formative Years'' (Chicago: American Conservation Co:, 1936), p. 335 (caption "Rev. T. Bayes: Improver of the Columnar Method developed by Barrett.")</ref> but it is doubtful whether the portrait is actually of him.<ref name="portrait">[http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/maths/histstat/bayespic.htm Bayes's portrait] ''The IMS Bulletin'', Vol. 17 (1988), No. 3, pp. 276–278.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bellhouse |first=D. R. |date=2004-02-01 |title=The Reverend Thomas Bayes, FRS: A Biography to Celebrate the Tercentenary of His Birth |url=https://projecteuclid.org/journals/statistical-science/volume-19/issue-1/The-Reverend-Thomas-Bayes-FRS--A-Biography-to-Celebrate/10.1214/088342304000000189.full |journal=Statistical Science |volume=19 |issue=1 |page=3 |doi=10.1214/088342304000000189 |bibcode=2004StaSc..19....3B |issn=0883-4237}}</ref> Thomas Bayes ( , ; 7 April 1761) was an English statistician, philosopher and Presbyterian minister who is known for formulating a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes' theorem.

Bayes never published what would become his most famous accomplishment; his notes were edited and published posthumously by Richard Price. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Bayes's theorem

    Bayes's theorem by Bayes, Thomas

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    Facsimiles of two papers by Bayes an essay toward solving a problem in the doctrine of chances ; a letter on asymptotic series

    Facsimiles of two papers by Bayes an essay toward solving a problem in the doctrine of chances ; a letter on asymptotic series by Bayes, Thomas 1702-1761

    Published 1963
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    Versuch zur Lösung eines Problems der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung

    Versuch zur Lösung eines Problems der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung by Bayes, Thomas 1702-1761

    Published 1908
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    Bayes's theorem

    Bayes's theorem by Bayes, Thomas 1702-1761

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    Essai en vu de resoudre un problème de la doctrine des chances

    Essai en vu de resoudre un problème de la doctrine des chances by Bayes, Thomas 1702-1761

    Published 1988
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    Essai en vue de résoudre un problème de la doctrine des chances

    Essai en vue de résoudre un problème de la doctrine des chances by Bayes, Thomas 1702-1761

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    Divine benevolence or, an attempt to prove that the principal end of the divine providence and government is the happiness of his creatures: being an answer to a Pamphlet, entitled, Divine rectitude; or, An Inquiry concerning the Moral Perfections of the Deity. With a refutation of the notions therein advanced concerning beauty and order, the Reason of Punishment, and the Necessity of a State of Trial antecedent to perfect Happiness

    Divine benevolence or, an attempt to prove that the principal end of the divine providence and government is the happiness of his creatures: being an answer to a Pamphlet, entitled... by Bayes, Thomas d. 1761

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