Probability theory : a primer / Tamás Rudas.
"Aimed at demystifying probability theory, this text provides a brief and non-technical introduction to the subject. Employing few formulas, Rudas uses intuitive but precise descriptions and examples to explain procedures in probability as a springboard for understanding the concepts of expecta...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks :
Sage Publications,
[2004]
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| Series: | Quantitative applications in the social sciences ;
no. 142. |
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| Online Access: | SAGE Table of contents Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Aimed at demystifying probability theory, this text provides a brief and non-technical introduction to the subject. Employing few formulas, Rudas uses intuitive but precise descriptions and examples to explain procedures in probability as a springboard for understanding the concepts of expectation, variance, continuous distributions, normal distribution, chi-squared distribution, and the applications of probability theory in research practice. This book gives researchers and students a solid foundation for understanding probability, and can serve as a supplement in general statistics courses."--Pub. desc. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 69 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 141298548X 9781412985482 |