Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistical InferenceDiscusses probability theory and to many methods used in problems of statistical inference. The Third Edition features material on descriptive statistics. Cramer-Rao bounds for variance of estimators, two-sample inference procedures, bivariate normal probability law, F-Distribution, and the analysis of variance and non-parametric procedures. Contains numerous practical examples and exercises. |
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| Title | Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistical Inference Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics: Probability and mathematical statistics, ISSN 0271-6232 |
| Author | Harold J. Larson |
| Edition | 3, illustrated |
| Publisher | Wiley, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Feb 3, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0471059099, 9780471059097 |
| Length | 637 pages |
| Subjects | › › Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / Stochastic Processes |
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