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Book Synopsis

Updated classic statistics text, with new problems and examples

Probability and Statistical Inference, Third Edition helps students grasp essential concepts of statistics and its probabilistic foundations. This book focuses on the development of intuition and understanding in the subject through a wealth of examples illustrating concepts, theorems, and methods. The reader will recognize and fully understand the why and not just the how behind the introduced material.

In this Third Edition, the reader will find a new chapter on Bayesian statistics, 70 new problems and an appendix with the supporting R code. This book is suitable for upper-level undergraduates or first-year graduate students studying statistics or related disciplines, such as mathematics or engineering. This Third Edition:

  • Introduces an all-new chapter on Bayesian statistics and offers thorough explanations of advanced statistics and probability topics
  • Includes

    Table of Contents

    Preface to Third Edition xi

    Preface to Second Edition xiii

    About the Companion Website xvi

    1 Experiments, Sample Spaces, and Events 1

    1.1 Introduction 1

    1.2 Sample Space 2

    1.3 Algebra of Events 8

    1.4 Infinite Operations on Events 13

    2 Probability 21

    2.1 Introduction 21

    2.2 Probability as a Frequency 21

    2.3 Axioms of Probability 22

    2.4 Consequences of the Axioms 26

    2.5 Classical Probability 30

    2.6 Necessity of the Axioms 31

    2.7 Subjective Probability 35

    3 Counting 39

    3.1 Introduction 39

    3.2 Product Sets, Orderings, and Permutations 39

    3.3 Binomial Coefficients 44

    3.4 Multinomial Coefficients 56

    4 Conditional Probability, Independence, and Markov Chains 59

    4.1 Introduction 59

    4.2 Conditional Probability 60

    4.3 Partitions; Total Probability Formula 65

    4.4 Bayes’ Formula 69

    4.5 Independence 74

    4.6 Exchangeability; Conditional Independence 80

    4.7 Markov Chains* 82

    5 Random Variables: Univariate Case 93

    5.1 Introduction 93

    5.2 Distributions of Random Variables 94

    5.3 Discrete and Continuous Random Variables 102

    5.4 Functions of Random Variables 112

    5.5 Survival and Hazard Functions 118

    6 Random Variables: Multivariate Case 123

    6.1 Bivariate Distributions 123

    6.2 Marginal Distributions; Independence 129

    6.3 Conditional Distributions 140

    6.4 Bivariate Transformations 147

    6.5 Multidimensional Distributions 155

    7 Expectation 163

    7.1 Introduction 163

    7.2 Expected Value 164

    7.3 Expectation as an Integral 171

    7.4 Properties of Expectation 177

    7.5 Moments 184

    7.6 Variance 191

    7.7 Conditional Expectation 202

    7.8 Inequalities 206

    8 Selected Families of Distributions 211

    8.1 Bernoulli Trials and Related Distributions 211

    8.2 Hypergeometric Distribution 223

    8.3 Poisson Distribution and Poisson Process 228

    8.4 Exponential, Gamma, and Related Distributions 240

    8.5 Normal Distribution 246

    8.6 Beta Distribution 255

    9 Random Samples 259

    9.1 Statistics and Sampling Distributions 259

    9.2 Distributions Related to Normal 261

    9.3 Order Statistics 266

    9.4 Generating Random Samples 272

    9.5 Convergence 276

    9.6 Central Limit Theorem 287

    10 Introduction to Statistical Inference 295

    10.1 Overview 295

    10.2 Basic Models 298

    10.3 Sampling 299

    10.4 Measurement Scales 305

    11 Estimation 309

    11.1 Introduction 309

    11.2 Consistency 313

    11.3 Loss, Risk, and Admissibility 316

    11.4 Efficiency 321

    11.5 Methods of Obtaining Estimators 328

    11.6 Sufficiency 345

    11.7 Interval Estimation 359

    12 Testing Statistical Hypotheses 373

    12.1 Introduction 373

    12.2 Intuitive Background 377

    12.3 Most Powerful Tests 384

    12.4 Uniformly Most Powerful Tests 396

    12.5 Unbiased Tests 402

    12.6 Generalized Likelihood Ratio Tests 405

    12.7 Conditional Tests 412

    12.8 Tests and Confidence Intervals 415

    12.9 Review of Tests for Normal Distributions 416

    12.10 Monte Carlo, Bootstrap, and Permutation Tests 424

    13 Linear Models 429

    13.1 Introduction 429

    13.2 Regression of the First and Second Kind 431

    13.3 Distributional Assumptions 436

    13.4 Linear Regression in the Normal Case 438

    13.5 Testing Linearity 444

    13.6 Prediction 447

    13.7 Inverse Regression 449

    13.8 BLUE 451

    13.9 Regression Toward the Mean 453

    13.10 Analysis of Variance 455

    13.11 One-Way Layout 455

    13.12 Two-Way Layout 458

    13.13 ANOVA Models with Interaction 461

    13.14 Further Extensions 465

    14 Rank Methods 467

    14.1 Introduction 467

    14.2 Glivenko–Cantelli Theorem 468

    14.3 Kolmogorov–Smirnov Tests 471

    14.4 One-Sample Rank Tests 478

    14.5 Two-Sample Rank Tests 484

    14.6 Kruskal–Wallis Test 488

    15 Analysis of Categorical Data 491

    15.1 Introduction 491

    15.2 Chi-Square Tests 492

    15.3 Homogeneity and Independence 499

    15.4 Consistency and Power 504

    15.5 2 × 2 Contingency Tables 509

    15.6 r × c Contingency Tables 516

    16 Basics of Bayesian Statistics 521

    16.1 Introduction 521

    16.2 Prior and Posterior Distributions 522

    16.3 Bayesian Inference 529

    16.4 Final Comments 543

    Appendix A Supporting R Code 545

    Appendix B Statistical Tables 551

    Bibliography 555

    Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems 559

    Index 571

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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Updated classic statistics text, with new problems and examples

      Probability and Statistical Inference, Third Edition helps students grasp essential concepts of statistics and its probabilistic foundations. This book focuses on the development of intuition and understanding in the subject through a wealth of examples illustrating concepts, theorems, and methods. The reader will recognize and fully understand the why and not just the how behind the introduced material.

      In this Third Edition, the reader will find a new chapter on Bayesian statistics, 70 new problems and an appendix with the supporting R code. This book is suitable for upper-level undergraduates or first-year graduate students studying statistics or related disciplines, such as mathematics or engineering. This Third Edition:

      • Introduces an all-new chapter on Bayesian statistics and offers thorough explanations of advanced statistics and probability topics
      • Includes

        Table of Contents

        Preface to Third Edition xi

        Preface to Second Edition xiii

        About the Companion Website xvi

        1 Experiments, Sample Spaces, and Events 1

        1.1 Introduction 1

        1.2 Sample Space 2

        1.3 Algebra of Events 8

        1.4 Infinite Operations on Events 13

        2 Probability 21

        2.1 Introduction 21

        2.2 Probability as a Frequency 21

        2.3 Axioms of Probability 22

        2.4 Consequences of the Axioms 26

        2.5 Classical Probability 30

        2.6 Necessity of the Axioms 31

        2.7 Subjective Probability 35

        3 Counting 39

        3.1 Introduction 39

        3.2 Product Sets, Orderings, and Permutations 39

        3.3 Binomial Coefficients 44

        3.4 Multinomial Coefficients 56

        4 Conditional Probability, Independence, and Markov Chains 59

        4.1 Introduction 59

        4.2 Conditional Probability 60

        4.3 Partitions; Total Probability Formula 65

        4.4 Bayes’ Formula 69

        4.5 Independence 74

        4.6 Exchangeability; Conditional Independence 80

        4.7 Markov Chains* 82

        5 Random Variables: Univariate Case 93

        5.1 Introduction 93

        5.2 Distributions of Random Variables 94

        5.3 Discrete and Continuous Random Variables 102

        5.4 Functions of Random Variables 112

        5.5 Survival and Hazard Functions 118

        6 Random Variables: Multivariate Case 123

        6.1 Bivariate Distributions 123

        6.2 Marginal Distributions; Independence 129

        6.3 Conditional Distributions 140

        6.4 Bivariate Transformations 147

        6.5 Multidimensional Distributions 155

        7 Expectation 163

        7.1 Introduction 163

        7.2 Expected Value 164

        7.3 Expectation as an Integral 171

        7.4 Properties of Expectation 177

        7.5 Moments 184

        7.6 Variance 191

        7.7 Conditional Expectation 202

        7.8 Inequalities 206

        8 Selected Families of Distributions 211

        8.1 Bernoulli Trials and Related Distributions 211

        8.2 Hypergeometric Distribution 223

        8.3 Poisson Distribution and Poisson Process 228

        8.4 Exponential, Gamma, and Related Distributions 240

        8.5 Normal Distribution 246

        8.6 Beta Distribution 255

        9 Random Samples 259

        9.1 Statistics and Sampling Distributions 259

        9.2 Distributions Related to Normal 261

        9.3 Order Statistics 266

        9.4 Generating Random Samples 272

        9.5 Convergence 276

        9.6 Central Limit Theorem 287

        10 Introduction to Statistical Inference 295

        10.1 Overview 295

        10.2 Basic Models 298

        10.3 Sampling 299

        10.4 Measurement Scales 305

        11 Estimation 309

        11.1 Introduction 309

        11.2 Consistency 313

        11.3 Loss, Risk, and Admissibility 316

        11.4 Efficiency 321

        11.5 Methods of Obtaining Estimators 328

        11.6 Sufficiency 345

        11.7 Interval Estimation 359

        12 Testing Statistical Hypotheses 373

        12.1 Introduction 373

        12.2 Intuitive Background 377

        12.3 Most Powerful Tests 384

        12.4 Uniformly Most Powerful Tests 396

        12.5 Unbiased Tests 402

        12.6 Generalized Likelihood Ratio Tests 405

        12.7 Conditional Tests 412

        12.8 Tests and Confidence Intervals 415

        12.9 Review of Tests for Normal Distributions 416

        12.10 Monte Carlo, Bootstrap, and Permutation Tests 424

        13 Linear Models 429

        13.1 Introduction 429

        13.2 Regression of the First and Second Kind 431

        13.3 Distributional Assumptions 436

        13.4 Linear Regression in the Normal Case 438

        13.5 Testing Linearity 444

        13.6 Prediction 447

        13.7 Inverse Regression 449

        13.8 BLUE 451

        13.9 Regression Toward the Mean 453

        13.10 Analysis of Variance 455

        13.11 One-Way Layout 455

        13.12 Two-Way Layout 458

        13.13 ANOVA Models with Interaction 461

        13.14 Further Extensions 465

        14 Rank Methods 467

        14.1 Introduction 467

        14.2 Glivenko–Cantelli Theorem 468

        14.3 Kolmogorov–Smirnov Tests 471

        14.4 One-Sample Rank Tests 478

        14.5 Two-Sample Rank Tests 484

        14.6 Kruskal–Wallis Test 488

        15 Analysis of Categorical Data 491

        15.1 Introduction 491

        15.2 Chi-Square Tests 492

        15.3 Homogeneity and Independence 499

        15.4 Consistency and Power 504

        15.5 2 × 2 Contingency Tables 509

        15.6 r × c Contingency Tables 516

        16 Basics of Bayesian Statistics 521

        16.1 Introduction 521

        16.2 Prior and Posterior Distributions 522

        16.3 Bayesian Inference 529

        16.4 Final Comments 543

        Appendix A Supporting R Code 545

        Appendix B Statistical Tables 551

        Bibliography 555

        Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems 559

        Index 571

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