Introduction to probability / Joseph K. Blitzstein, Jessica Hwang.
| Author/creator | Blitzstein, Joseph K. author. |
| Other author | Hwang, Jessica, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019] |
| Description | xv, 619 pages ; 27 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Chapman & Hall/CRC, Texts in statistical science Texts in statistical science. ^A370220 |
| Contents | Probability and counting -- Conditional probability -- Random variables and their distributions -- Expectation -- Continuous random variables -- Moments -- Joint distributions -- Transformations -- Conditional expectation -- Inequalities and limit theorems -- Markov chains -- Markov chain Monte Carlo -- Poisson processes. |
| Abstract | "Undergraduate probability book that assumes one-semester of calculus. One key is the emphasis on "stories" for the probability distributions (which I mean in both an intuitive and technical sense): there are a dozen or so key distributions (Normal, Binomial, Poisson, etc.) that are incredibly widely-used in statistics, but a lot of books just write down formulas for them without explaining clearly why these particular distributions are so important, or how they are all connected. Each of these distributions has a "story" (a natural application where it arises), and thinking about stories makes the distributions easier to remember, understand, and work with"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "A Chaman & Hall Book" |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Textbooks. |
| LCCN | 2018042685 |
| ISBN | 9781138369917 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1138369918 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QA273 .B5922 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |