Statistics

For upper-level or undergraduate/graduate level introduction to probability for math, science, engineering, and business students with a background in elementary calculus.

This highly successful text is written as an elementary introduction to the mathematical theory of probability for students in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences who possess the prerequisite knowledge of elementary calculus.

• Strong Intuitive treatment of probability – Intuitive explanations follow many examples.

• The most extensive exercise sets available with a wide variety and levels of problems.

• Probability Models – Available online at www.prenhall.com/ross.

• New examples and exercises throughout:

— For example,another case where e makes a surprising appearance, and an example that shows that the length of the longest run when tossing a fair coin n times will be close to the logarithm, base 2, of n.

• A new section (7.3) that presents an elegant way of computing the moments of random variables defined as the number of events that occur. Applications to binomial, hypergeometric, and negative hypergeometric random variables, as well as random variables resulting from coupon collecting and match models, are given.

• Additional results on:

—Inclusion-exclusion identity;

—Poisson paradigm;

—Multinomial distribution;

—Vicariate normal distribution.

 1. Combinatorial Analysis.

 2. Axioms of Probability.

 3. Conditional Probability and Independence.

 4. Random Variables.

 5. Continuous Random Variables.

 6. Jointly Distributed Random Variables.

 7. Properties of Expectation.

 8. Limit Theorems.

 9. Additional Topics in Probability.

10. Simulation.

Appendix A. Answers to Selected Problems.

Appendix B. Solutions to Self-Test Problems and Exercises.

Index.

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  First Course in Probability, A, 8/E
  Ross
  ©2010 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 552 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 013603313X | ISBN-13: 9780136033134
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  A First Course in Probability, Eighth Edition, features clear and intuitive explanations of the mathematics of probability theory, outstanding problem sets, and a variety of diverse examples and applications. This book is ideal for an upper-level undergraduate or graduate level introduction to probability for math, science, engineering and business students. It assumes a background in elementary calculus.

Instructor's Solutions Manual (online), 7/E
Ross
©2006 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement; 400 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131856634 | ISBN-13: 9780131856639
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Interwrite Personal Response System
EduCue, Addison-Wesley & Benjamin Cummings
©2004 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321267354 | ISBN-13: 9780321267351

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