A First Course in Probability
This introduction presents the mathematical theory of probability for readers in the fields of engineering and the sciences who possess knowledge of elementary calculus. Presents new examples and exercises throughout. Offers a new section that presents an elegant way of computing the moments of...
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This introduction presents the mathematical theory of probability for readers in the fields of engineering and the sciences who possess knowledge of elementary calculus. Presents new examples and exercises throughout. Offers a new section that presents an elegant way of computing the moments of random variables defined as the number of events that occur. Gives applications to binomial, hypergeometric, and negative hypergeometric random variables, as well as random variables resulting from coupon collecting and match models. Provides additional results on inclusion-exclusion identity, Poisson paradigm, multinomial distribution, and bivariate normal distribution A useful reference for engineering and science professionals.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780131856622 (0131856626)
Publish date: May 28th 2005
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pages no: 576
Edition language: English
Undergraduate text with lots and lots of really good examples.
A standard probability textbook, this didn't do much for me. It was more applied than theoretical, which is nice when you're doing standard probability but less so when you're trying to understand distributions and such.