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An introduction to probability and statistical inference /

An Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference, Second Edition, guides you through probability models and statistical methods and helps you to think critically about various concepts. Written by award-winning author George Roussas, this book introduces readers with no prior knowledge in pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roussas, George G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2014.
Edición:Second edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Some motivating examples and some fundamental concepts
  • The concept of probability and some basic results
  • Numerical characteristics of a random variable, some special random variables
  • Joint and conditional P.D.F.'s, conditional expectation and variance, moment generating function, covariance and correlation coefficient
  • Independence of random variables and some applications
  • Transformation of random variables
  • Some modes of convergence of random variables, applications
  • An overview of statistical inference
  • Point estimation
  • Confidence intervals and confidence regions
  • Testing hypotheses
  • More about testing hypotheses
  • A simple linear regression model
  • Two models of analysis of variance
  • Some topics in nonparametric inference.