Weighing the odds : a course in probability and statistics / David Williams.
Weighing the odds : a course in probability and statistics / David Williams.
Weighing the odds : a course in probability and statistics / David Williams.
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Date
2001.
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T0360324
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 347 p.: ill.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Events and probabilities -- 3. Random variables, means and variances -- 4. Conditioning and independence -- 5. Generating functions and the central limit theorem -- 6. Confidence intervals for 1-parameter models -- 7. Conditional pdfs and multi-parameter Bayesian statistics --...
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2001.
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"Statistics do not lie, nor is probability paradoxical. You just have to have the right intuition. In this lively look at both subjects, David Williams convinces mathematics students of the intrinsic interest of Statistics and Probability, and Statistics students that the language of mathematics can bring real insight and clarity to their subject....
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Weighing the odds : a course in probability and statistics / David Williams.
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State Reference Library copy: transferred from 519.2/34.
Transferred from K0003805.
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T0360324
Record Identifier
74Vvb3mgwE6X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvb3mgwE6X
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ISBN
052100618X :
052180356X
052100618X (pb.)
052100618X (pbk.)
052180356X (hbk.)
DDC
519.2
MMS ID
991014826669702626
