Probability – With Applications and R Hardcover - 2013 - 1st Edition
by Dobrow, Robert P
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- Title Probability – With Applications and R
- Author Dobrow, Robert P
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 520
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Date 2013
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents, Textbook
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-1118241258
- ISBN 9781118241257 / 1118241258
- Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6 x 1.2 in (23.62 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013013972
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From the rear cover
An introduction to probability at the undergraduate level
Chance and randomness are encountered on a daily basis. Authored by a highly qualified professor in the field, Probability: With Applications and R delves into the theories and applications essential to obtaining a thorough understanding of probability.
With real-life examples and thoughtful exercises from fields as diverse as biology, computer science, cryptology, ecology, public health, and sports, the book is accessible for a variety of readers. The book's emphasis on simulation through the use of the popular R software language clarifies and illustrates key computational and theoretical results.
Probability: With Applications and R helps readers develop problem-solving skills and delivers an appropriate mix of theory and application. The book includes:
- Chapters covering first principles, conditional probability, independent trials, random variables, discrete distributions, continuous probability, continuous distributions, conditional distribution, and limits
- An early introduction to random variables and Monte Carlo simulation and an emphasis on conditional probability, conditioning, and developing probabilistic intuition
- An R tutorial with example script files
- Many classic and historical problems of probability as well as non-traditional material, such as Benford's law, power-law distributions, and Bayesian statistics
- A topics section with suitable material for projects and explorations, such as random walk on graphs, Markov chains, and Markov chain Monte Carlo
- Chapter-by-chapter summaries and hundreds of practical exercises
Probability: With Applications and R is an ideal text for a beginning course in probability at the undergraduate level.