stackexchange, please suggest me some books on probability & statistics that are unconventional in their approach to these subjects.
I think it is better to describe what i mean by "unconventionality" by example.
Some of this kind of books are
- "Probability Theory: The Logic of Science" by E. T. Jaynes. The famous book where the author uses Cox's theorems for the laws of probability and interprets probability as an extension of logic.
- "Probability and Finance: It's Only a Game!" by Shafer and Vovk. In this book the authors derive the laws of probability from game theory.
- "Probability via Expectation" by Peter Whittle. The author develops the theory of probability from axioms on the expectation functional rather than on probability measure.
- "Radically Elementary Probability Theory" by Edward Nelson. The author uses non-standard analysis in his treatment of probability.
How to Gamble If You Must, Lester E. Dubins & Leonard J. Savage