Probably not : future prediction using probability and statistical inference
by
 
Dworsky, Lawrence N., 1943- author.

Title
Probably not : future prediction using probability and statistical inference

Author
Dworsky, Lawrence N., 1943- author.

ISBN
9781119518129
 
9781119518136
 
9781119518143
 
9781119518105

Edition
Second edition.

Physical Description
1 online resource

General Note
Includes index.

Contents
Introduction -- An introduction to probability -- Probability distribution functions and some math basics -- Building a bell -- Random walks -- Life insurance -- The binomial theorem -- Pseudorandom numbers and Monte-Carlo simulations -- Some gambling games in detail -- Scheduling and waiting -- Combined and conditional probabilities -- Bayesian statistics -- Estimation problems -- Paradoxes -- Benford's law -- Networks, infectious diseases and chain letters -- Introduction to frequentist statistical inference -- Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics -- Chaos and quanta -- Appendix.

Abstract
An introduction to probability and statistics at an introductory level.

Local Note
John Wiley and Sons

Subject Term
Prediction theory.
 
Probabilities -- Problems, exercises, etc.
 
Mathematical statistics -- Problems, exercises, etc.
 
Théorie de la prévision.
 
Probabilités -- Problèmes et exercices.
 
Mathematical statistics
 
Prediction theory
 
Probabilities

Genre
exercise books.
 
Problems and exercises
 
Problems and exercises.
 
Problèmes et exercices.

Electronic Access
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119518143


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