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      Elementary Probability with Applications
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      Elementary Probability with Applications book

      Elementary Probability with Applications

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      Elementary Probability with Applications book

      ByLarry Rabinowitz
      Edition 2nd Edition
      First Published 2016
      eBook Published 10 October 2016
      Pub. Location Boca Raton
      Imprint Chapman and Hall/CRC
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315367149
      Pages 218
      eBook ISBN 9781315367149
      Subjects CHOICE Recognized Titles, Mathematics & Statistics
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      Rabinowitz, L. (2016). Elementary Probability with Applications (2nd ed.). Chapman and Hall/CRC. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315367149

      ABSTRACT

      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.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|22 pages

      Basic Concepts in Probability

      chapter 2|15 pages

      Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule

      chapter 3|21 pages

      Independence

      chapter 4|17 pages

      Combining the Addition and Multiplication Rules

      chapter 5|20 pages

      Combining the Addition and Multiplication Rules—Applications

      chapter 6|10 pages

      Random Variables, Distributions, and Expected Values

      chapter 7|18 pages

      Joint Distributions and Conditional Expectations

      chapter 8|17 pages

      Sampling without Replacement

      chapter 9|15 pages

      Sampling with Replacement

      chapter 10|13 pages

      Sampling with Replacement Applications

      chapter 11|7 pages

      Binomial Tests

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