A guide to probability theory and application
Subtitle: International Series In Decision Processes
Series: International series in decision processes
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1973)
Published: September 2, 1973
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 750
ISBN-13: 9780030788857
Description: Physical Description:	xvi, 750 p. illus. 24 cm

This book has as a unifying theme, the role that probability models can play in sci-
entiﬁc and practical applications. It includes many examples, with actual data, of
real-world uses of models. In addition, there is a detailed coverage of the properties
and uses of probability models, other than the normal distribution.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. Fundamental concepts. Introduction --; title: The elements of probability theory --; title: Further concepts of probability theory --; title: Random variables --; title: Descriptive properties of distributions --; title: pt. II. Probability models. Special distributions: discrete case --; title: The normal distribution --; title: Special distributions: continuous case --; title: Multivariate distributions --; title: Weighted sum of random variables --; title: Markov chains --; title: Markov chains II: first passage times, recurrent states, and long-run probabilities.