Description
Book SynopsisNow updated in a valuable new edition, this book introduces key probability and statistical concepts through non-trivial, real-world examples and promotes the development of intuition rather than simple application.
Trade Review"The book is well written and contains many interesting examples and exercises. The emphasis in these and the exposition is clearly on mathematical development and theory." (
Journal of the American Statistician, December 2008)
"The book is well written and contains many interesting examples and exercises. The emphasis in these and the exposition is clearly on mathematical development and theory." (Journal of the American Statistician, December 2008)
"...whether you are looking for a book for classroom adoption, or just want to brush up your basic probability skills by studying on your own, you will do yourself and your students a favor by considering this book." (MAA Review March 2008)
Table of ContentsPreface.
1. Experiments, Sample Spaces, and Events.
2. Probability.
3. Counting.
4. Conditional Probability; Independence.
5. Markov Chains*.
6. Random Variables: Univariate Case.
7. Random Variables: Multivariate Case.
8. Expectation.
9. Selected Families of Distributions.
10. Random Samples.
11. Introduction to Statistical Inference.
12. Estimation.
13. Testing Statistical Hypotheses.
14. Linear Models.
15. Rank Methods.
16. Analysis of Categorical Data.
Statistical Tables.
Bibliography.
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems.
Index.
