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Probability and Random Processes Probability and Random Processes Venkatarama Krishnan A resource for probability AND random processes, with hundreds of worked examples and probability and Fourier transform tables This survival guide in probability and random processes eliminate… OL13391877W
Pigs, cows, and probability Pigs, cows, and probability Marcie Aboff "Uses animals on a farm to explore how using probability can help readers form conclusions about the likelihood of future events"--Provided by publisher. OL15070910W
Probabilistic inequalities Probabilistic inequalities George A. Anastassiou "In this monograph, the author presents univariate and multivariate probabilistic inequalities with coverage on basic probabilistic entities like expectation, variance, moment generating function and… OL15588471W
Probabilistic transmission system planning Probabilistic transmission system planning Wenyuan Li "The book is composed of 12 chapters and three appendices, and can be divided into four parts. The first part includes Chapters 2 to 7, which discuss the concepts, models, methods and data in probabi… OL16114359W
How many licks? How many licks? Aaron Santos "Rounding off. Sizing up.... Every day we make simple estimations about time, distance, probabilities, and other familiar number concepts. But what about the really big and really small numbers? T… OL16307037W
The magical maze The magical maze Ian Stewart Approaches mathematics using an assortment of puzzles and problems and the metaphorical structure of a maze. OL175880W
Biological sequence analysis Biological sequence analysis Richard Durbin,Sean R. Eddy,Anders Krogh,Graeme Mitchison A reference of probabilistic methods of sequence analysis. OL18218948W
On the history of statistics and probability On the history of statistics and probability Jerzy Neyman,William Gemmell Cochran,H. O. Hartley,D. B. Owen xiv, 466 p. : 24 cm OL18334563W
Prospect theory Prospect theory Peter P. Wakker "Prospect Theory: For Risk and Ambiguity provides the first comprehensive and accessible textbook treatment of the way decisions are made both when we have the statistical probabilities associated wi… OL18601722W
Small Area Statistics Small Area Statistics J. N. K. Rao,Richard Platek,R. Platek,C. E. Sarndal Presented here are the most recent developments in the theory and practice of small area estimation. Policy issues are addressed, along with population estimation for small areas, theoretical develop… OL19184305W
The improbability principle The improbability principle D. J. Hand "An eye-opening and engrossing look at rare moments, why they occur, and how they shape our world"-- A statistician presents his theory that extraordinary and rare events are actually commonplace an… OL19708391W
An accidental statistician An accidental statistician George E. P. Box Celebrating the life of an admired pioneer in statisticsIn this captivating and inspiring memoir, world-renowned statistician George E.P. Box offers a firsthand account of his life and statistical wo… OL19823542W
Introduction to Rare Event Simulation Introduction to Rare Event Simulation James Antonio Bucklew This book presents a unified theory of rare event simulation and the variance reduction technique known as importance sampling from the point of view of the probabilistic theory of large deviations. … OL19859212W
Probabilistic Logic in a Coherent Setting Probabilistic Logic in a Coherent Setting G. Coletti,R. Scozzafava The approach to probability theory followed in this book (which differs radically from the usual one, based on a measure-theoretic framework) characterizes probability as a linear operator rather tha… OL19896704W
Probability: A Graduate Course Probability: A Graduate Course Allan Gut Like its predecessor, this book starts from the premise that rather than being a purely mathematical discipline, probability theory is an intimate companion of statistics. The book starts with the ba… OL19896736W
That's a possibility! That's a possibility! Bruce Goldstone "With colorful photographs and interactive examples, Bruce Goldstone introduces children to the ideas of something being possible, probable, or impossible. Each spread features an easy-to-understand,… OL19968385W
The surprising mathematics of longest increasing subsequences The surprising mathematics of longest increasing subsequences Dan Romik "In a surprising sequence of developments, the longest increasing subsequence problem, originally mentioned as merely a curious example in a 1961 paper, has proven to have deep connections to many se… OL20003875W
What the luck? What the luck? Gary Smith Explores the role of luck, specifically the concept of "regression to the mean," in everyday life, exploring how failures to understand chance and random variations influence choices and perceptions … OL20037797W
CliffsNotes® statistics and probability common core quick review CliffsNotes® statistics and probability common core quick review Malihe Alikhani A quick in, quick out review of Statistics and Probability Common Core math relevant to high school students needing to review the Statistics and Probability component of the Common Core math standar… OL20047381W
Logic And Conditional Probability Logic And Conditional Probability Philip Calabrese This monograph develops an algebra of Boolean fractions, (ab) - ordered pairs of propositions or events - "a if b", "event a given event b". In nine chapters, the author shows that these conditional … OL20332142W
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