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An introduction to probability and statistics at an introductory level.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dworsky, Lawrence N., 1943-
Corporate Authors: Wiley Online Library (Online service)
Published: Wiley,
Publisher Address: Hoboken, NJ :
Publication Dates: 2019.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
Subjects:
Prediction theory.
Probabilities > Problems, exercises, etc.
Mathematical statistics > Problems, exercises, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119518143
Summary: An introduction to probability and statistics at an introductory level.
Item Description: Description based on print version record.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiii, 352 pages) : illustrations
Also available in print.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781119518143
1119518148
9781119518129
9781119518136
9781119518105
Index Number: QA279
CLC: O211.67
Contents: Introduction -- An introduction to probability -- Probability distribution functions and some math basics -- Building a bell -- Random walks -- Life insurance -- The binomial theorem -- Pseudorandom numbers and Monte-Carlo simulations -- Some gambling games in detail -- Scheduling and waiting -- Combined and conditional probabilities -- Bayesian statistics -- Estimation problems -- Paradoxes -- Benford's law -- Networks, infectious diseases and chain letters -- Introduction to frequentist statistical inference -- Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics -- Chaos and quanta -- Appendix

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