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Dworsky, Lawrence N., (1943-)

Probably not :future prediction using probability and statistical inference /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Probably not :Lawrence N. Dworsky.
Reminder of title:	future prediction using probability and statistical inference /
Author:	Dworsky, Lawrence N.,
Description:	xiii, 333 pages :charts ;23 cm
Subject:	Prediction theory.
ISBN:	9781119518105

Probably not :future prediction using probability and statistical inference /
Dworsky, Lawrence N.,1943-

Probably not :future prediction using probability and statistical inference /Lawrence N. Dworsky. - Second edition. - xiii, 333 pages :charts ;23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- An introduction to probability -- Probability distribution functions and some math basics -- Building a bell -- Random walks -- Life insurance -- The binomial theorem -- Pseudorandom numbers and Monte-Carlo simulations -- Some gambling games in detail -- Scheduling and waiting -- Combined and conditional probabilities -- Bayesian statistics -- Estimation problems -- Paradoxes -- Benford's law -- Networks, infectious diseases and chain letters -- Introduction to frequentist statistical inference -- Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics -- Chaos and quanta -- Appendix.

An introduction to probability and statistics at an introductory level.

ISBN: 9781119518105

LCCN: 2019019378Subjects--Topical Terms:

181891
Prediction theory.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

746486
Problems and exercises.

LC Class. No.: QA279.2 / .D96 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 519.2/87

Probably not :future prediction using probability and statistical inference /
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