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Introduction to Applied Probability by [by] Paul E. Pfeiffer [and] David A. Schum is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Introduction to Applied Probability provides a basis for an intelligent application of probability ideas to a wide variety of phenomena for which it is suitable. It is intended as a tool for learning and seeks to point out and emphasize significant facts and interpretations which are frequently overlooked or confused by the beginner. The book covers more than enough material for a one semester course, enhancing the value of the book as a reference for the student. Notable features of the book are: the systematic handling of combinations of events (Section 3-5); extensive use of the mass concept as an aid to visualization; an unusually careful treatment of conditional probability, independence, and conditional independence (Section 6-4); the resulting clarification facilitates the formulation of many applied problems; the emphasis on events determined by random variables, which gives unity and clarity to many topics important for interpretation; and the utilization of the indicator function, both as a tool for dealing with events and as a notational device in the handling of random variables. Students of mathematics, engineering, biological and physical sciences will find the text h

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Author
[by] Paul E. Pfeiffer [and] David A. Schum
Publisher
Academic Press, Incorporated
Published
1973
Language
EN
ISBN
9781483277202
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Mathematics, Stem

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