Introduction to Probability with Statistical Applications
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- Synopsis
- Now inits second edition, this textbook serves as an introduction toprobability and statistics for non-mathematics majors who do not need theexhaustive detail and mathematical depth provided in more comprehensivetreatments of the subject. The presentation covers the mathematical laws ofrandom phenomena, including discrete and continuous random variables,expectation and variance, and common probability distributions such as thebinomial, Poisson, and normal distributions. More classical examples such asMontmort's problem, the ballot problem, and Bertrand's paradox are nowincluded, along with applications such as the Maxwell-Boltzmann andBose-Einstein distributions in physics. Keyfeatures in new edition: * 35 newexercises * Expanded sectionon the algebra of sets *Expanded chapters on probabilities to include more classical examples * Newsection on regression * Onlineinstructors' manual containing solutions to all exercises Advancedundergraduate and graduate students in computer science, engineering, and othernatural and social sciences with only a basic background in calculus willbenefit from this introductory text balancing theory with applications. Review of the first edition: This textbook is aclassical and well-written introduction to probability theory and statistics. . . . the book is written 'for an audience such as computer science students, whosemathematical background is not very strong and who do not need the detail andmathematical depth of similar books written for mathematics or statisticsmajors. ' . . . Each new concept is clearly explained and is followed by manydetailed examples. . . . numerous examples of calculations are given and proofs arewell-detailed. " (Sophie Lemaire, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 m)
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783319306209
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing, Cham
- Date of Addition:
- 10/27/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Mathematics and Statistics
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.