Probability Demystified
McGraw-Hill Professional (Verlag)
978-0-07-144549-8 (ISBN)
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The perfect companion to Statistics Demystified, this handy self-teaching guide explains the fundamentals of probability using common devices such as coins, cards, and diceEach chapter includes an Introduction, Summary, and end-of-chapter multiple-choice exam.A perfect introduction for those going into actuarial sciences.A final exam of 100 questions tests the readers’ understanding of the book.
Allan G. Bluman is a professor emeritus at the Community College of Allegheny County, South Campus, near Pittsburgh. He has taught mathematics and statistics for over 35 years. He received an Apple for the Teacher award in recognition of his bringing excellence to the learning environment at South Campus. He has also taught statistics for Penn State University at the Greater Allegheny (McKeesport) Campus and at the Monroeville Center. He received his master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach (Eighth Edition ï¿2012) and Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version (Fifth Edition ï¿2010), Al is a co-author on a liberal arts mathematics text published by McGraw-Hill, Math in Our World (2nd Edition ï¿2011). Al also the author of for mathematics books in the McGraw-Hill DeMystified Series. They are Pre-Algebra, Math Word Problems, Business Math, and Probability. Al Bluman is married and has two sons and a granddaughter.
Chapter 1 – Basic Concepts of ProbabilityChapter 2 – Sample SpacesChapter 3 – The Addition Rules Chapter 4 – The Multiplication Rules Chapter 5 – Odds and Expectation Chapter 6 – The Counting RulesChapter 7 – The Binomial DistributionChapter 8 – Other Probability DistributionsChapter 9 – The Normal DistributionChapter 10– SimulationFinal ExamAnswers to Final ExamAppendix: Bayes'TheoremIndex
| Reihe/Serie | Demystified |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 50 Illustrations, unspecified |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 185 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 358 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Wahrscheinlichkeit / Kombinatorik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-07-144549-8 / 0071445498 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-144549-8 / 9780071445498 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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