Probability Theory: A First Course in Probability Theory and Statistics (De Gruyter Textbook)

by: Weer Linde (Author)

Publisher: De Gruyter

Publication Date: 24 Oct. 2016

Language: English

Print Length: 410 pages

ISBN-10: 3110466171

ISBN-13: 9783110466171

Book Description

This book is intended as an introduction to Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics for students in mathematics, the physical sciences, engineering, and related fields. It is based on the author’s 25 years of experience teaching probability and is squarely aimed at helping students overcome common difficulties in leaing the subject. The focus of the book is an explanation of the theory, mainly by the use of many examples. Whenever possible, proofs of stated results are provided. All sections conclude with a short list of problems. The book also includes several optional sections on more advanced topics. This textbook would be ideal for use in a first course in Probability Theory. Contents: ProbabilitiesConditional Probabilities and IndependenceRandom Variables and Their DistributionOperations on Random VariablesExpected Value, Variance, and CovarianceNormally Distributed Random VectorsLimit TheoremsMathematical StatisticsAppendixBibliographyIndex

About the Author

About the Author Weer Linde, University of Jena, Germany.