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	\| ''Applied Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference from Incomplete-Data Perspectives (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)'' \|\| Andrew Gelman (editor) and Xiao-Li Meng (editor) \|\| ISBN 978-0470090435, [http://www.amazon.com/Inference-Incomplete-Data-Perspectives-Probability-Statistics-ebook/dp/B007EKOAVE/ Amazon Kindle] \|\| $75-100 \|\| The book quickly gets to how to apply probability to the analysis of social and political problems. [http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gu/the_best_textbooks_on_every_subject/3cg2 Cyan's comments] in the LessWrong thread about the best textbooks views Gelman favorably in this light compared to Jaynes and Bernardo.		\| ''Applied Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference from Incomplete-Data Perspectives (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)'' \|\| Andrew Gelman (editor) and Xiao-Li Meng (editor) \|\| ISBN 978-0470090435, [http://www.amazon.com/Inference-Incomplete-Data-Perspectives-Probability-Statistics-ebook/dp/B007EKOAVE/ Amazon Kindle] \|\| $75-100 \|\| The book quickly gets to how to apply probability to the analysis of social and political problems. [http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gu/the_best_textbooks_on_every_subject/3cg2 Cyan's comments] in the LessWrong thread about the best textbooks views Gelman favorably in this light compared to Jaynes and Bernardo.
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			\| ''Probability Theory: A Concise Course (Dover Books on Mathematics)'' \|\| Y. A. Rozanov \|\| ISBN 978-0486635446, [http://www.amazon.com/Probability-Theory-Concise-Course-Mathematics-ebook/dp/B00DP7ULZY/ Amazon Kindle] \|\| $5-10 (both Kindle and paperback available) \|\| A relatively low-cost and short introduction to probability of decent quality.
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	! Book !! Author(s) !! ISBN and purchase links !! Price estimate !! Who we're recommending it for and why we're recommending it		! Book !! Author(s) !! ISBN and purchase links !! Price estimate !! Who we're recommending it for and why we're recommending it
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	\| ''Probability Theory: The Logic of Science'' \|\| E. T. Jaynes (author), G. Larry Bretthorst (editor; the book was published after Jaynes' death; Bretthorst edited and polished Jaynes' manuscript for publication) \|\| ISBN 978-0521592710, [http://www.amazon.com/Probability-Theory-Principles-Elementary-Applications-ebook/dp/B00AKE1Q40/ Amazon Kindle] \|\| Kindle edition ~$50, Hardcover ~$100 \|\| The book provides a lengthy conceptual and philosophical foundation for probability, albeit one that is not universally accepted. If you're interested a lot in the ''why'' and ''what'' of probability, rather than simply the execution aspects, this might be the book for you.		\| ''Probability Theory: The Logic of Science'' \|\| E. T. Jaynes (author), G. Larry Bretthorst (editor; the book was published after Jaynes' death; Bretthorst edited and polished Jaynes' manuscript for publication) \|\| ISBN 978-0521592710, [http://www.amazon.com/Probability-Theory-Principles-Elementary-Applications-ebook/dp/B00AKE1Q40/ Amazon Kindle] \|\| Kindle edition ~$50, Hardcover ~$100 \|\| The book provides a lengthy conceptual and philosophical foundation for probability, albeit one that is not universally accepted. If you're interested a lot in the ''why'' and ''what'' of probability, rather than simply the execution aspects, this might be the book for you. The book was also the top-voted recommendation and accepted answer to a [http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/31838/what-is-the-best-book-to-learn-probability Math StackExchange question] about the best book to learn probability.
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	\| ''Applied Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference from Incomplete-Data Perspectives (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)'' \|\| Andrew Gelman (editor) and Xiao-Li Meng (editor) \|\| ISBN 978-0470090435, [http://www.amazon.com/Inference-Incomplete-Data-Perspectives-Probability-Statistics-ebook/dp/B007EKOAVE/ Amazon Kindle] \|\| $75-100 \|\| The book quickly gets to how to apply probability to the analysis of social and political problems. [http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gu/the_best_textbooks_on_every_subject/3cg2 Cyan's comments] in the LessWrong thread about the best textbooks views Gelman favorably in this light compared to Jaynes and Bernardo.		\| ''Applied Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference from Incomplete-Data Perspectives (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)'' \|\| Andrew Gelman (editor) and Xiao-Li Meng (editor) \|\| ISBN 978-0470090435, [http://www.amazon.com/Inference-Incomplete-Data-Perspectives-Probability-Statistics-ebook/dp/B007EKOAVE/ Amazon Kindle] \|\| $75-100 \|\| The book quickly gets to how to apply probability to the analysis of social and political problems. [http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gu/the_best_textbooks_on_every_subject/3cg2 Cyan's comments] in the LessWrong thread about the best textbooks views Gelman favorably in this light compared to Jaynes and Bernardo.
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This page includes recommendations on the closely intertwined subjects of probability and statistics.

==Books for self-learning probability and statistics==

These books start with a foundation of probability and then use it for statistics. Most of the recommendations include the Bayesian approach, though they may not focus exclusively on this approach.

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! Book !! Author(s) !! ISBN and purchase links !! Price estimate !! Who we're recommending it for and why we're recommending it
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| ''Probability Theory: The Logic of Science'' || E. T. Jaynes (author), G. Larry Bretthorst (editor; the book was published after Jaynes' death; Bretthorst edited and polished Jaynes' manuscript for publication) || ISBN 978-0521592710, [http://www.amazon.com/Probability-Theory-Principles-Elementary-Applications-ebook/dp/B00AKE1Q40/ Amazon Kindle] || Kindle edition ~$50, Hardcover ~$100 || The book provides a lengthy conceptual and philosophical foundation for probability, albeit one that is not universally accepted. If you're interested a lot in the ''why'' and ''what'' of probability, rather than simply the execution aspects, this might be the book for you.
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| ''Applied Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference from Incomplete-Data Perspectives (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)'' || Andrew Gelman (editor) and Xiao-Li Meng (editor) || ISBN 978-0470090435, [http://www.amazon.com/Inference-Incomplete-Data-Perspectives-Probability-Statistics-ebook/dp/B007EKOAVE/ Amazon Kindle] || $75-100 || The book quickly gets to how to apply probability to the analysis of social and political problems. [http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gu/the_best_textbooks_on_every_subject/3cg2 Cyan's comments] in the LessWrong thread about the best textbooks views Gelman favorably in this light compared to Jaynes and Bernardo.
|}