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Elementary Probability with Applications - Hardcover

Rabinowitz, Larry

 
9781498771320: Elementary Probability with Applications
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1498771327 ISBN 13: 9781498771320
Verlag: Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Elementary Probability with Applications, Second Edition shows students how probability has practical uses in many different fields, such as business, politics, and sports. In the book, students learn about probability concepts from real-world examples rather than theory.

The text explains how probability models with underlying assumptions are used to model actual situations. It contains examples of probability models as they relate to:

  • Bloc voting
  • Population genetics
  • Doubling strategies in casinos
  • Machine reliability
  • Airline management
  • Cryptology
  • Blood testing
  • Dogs resembling owners
  • Drug detection
  • Jury verdicts
  • Coincidences
  • Number of concert hall aisles
  • 2000 U.S. presidential election
  • Points after deuce in tennis
  • Tests regarding intelligent dogs
  • Music composition

Based on the author’s course at The College of William and Mary, the text can be used in a one-semester or one-quarter course in discrete probability with a strong emphasis on applications. By studying the book, students will appreciate the subject of probability and its applications and develop their problem-solving and reasoning skills.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Larry Rabinowitz taught mathematics and probability in the mathematics department at The College of William and Mary for over 30 years.

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Verlag
Chapman & Hall/CRC
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1498771327
ISBN 13 
9781498771320
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
208
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