ABSTRACT

This book provides the necessary prerequisites in probability and statistics as well as the key ideas in decision theory. It is helpful to students and practitioners who desire to apply decision-theoretic thinking to their own work.

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

part I|106 pages

Probability

chapter 2|50 pages

Concepts of Probability

chapter 3|54 pages

Theory of Probability

part II|90 pages

Statistics

chapter 4|19 pages

Concepts of Statistics

chapter 5|17 pages

Theory of Statistics: Introduction

chapter 6|31 pages

Estimation and Localization

chapter 7|21 pages

Hypothesis Testing

part III|87 pages

Decisions

chapter 8|28 pages

Decision Theory

chapter 9|27 pages

Utility Theory

chapter 10|8 pages

Multiple Decisions

chapter 11|22 pages

Sequential Methods