Bibliograph

Probability, a lively introduction, Henk Tijms, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Type

Label

Probability, a lively introduction, Henk Tijms, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Probability

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1105716742

Responsibility statement

Henk Tijms, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Series statement

Cambridge University Press - Higher Education Textbooks

Sub title

a lively introduction

Summary

Probability has applications in many areas of modern science, not to mention in our daily life. Its importance as a mathematical discipline cannot be overrated, and it is a fascinating and surprising topic in its own right. This engaging textbook with its easy-to-follow writing style provides a comprehensive, yet concise introduction to the subject. It covers all of the standard material for undergraduate and first-year-graduate-level courses as well as many topics that are usually not found in standard text - such as Bayesian inference, Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation, and Chernoff bounds.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foundations of probability theory -- Conditional probability -- Discrete random variables -- Continuous random variables -- Jointly distributed random variables -- Multivariate normal distribution -- Conditioning by random variables -- Generating functions -- Additional topics in probability -- Discrete-time Markov chains -- Continuous-time Markov chains

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