Tijms, H. C.

Basic probability what every math student should know / [electronic resource] : Henk Tijms. - Singapore : World Scientific, 2021. - 1 online resource (184 p.).

Includes index.

Preface -- Combinatorics and calculus for probability -- Basics of probability -- Useful probability distributions -- Real-life examples of Poisson probabilities -- Monte Carlo -- simulation and probability -- A primer on Markov chains -- Solutions to selected problems Index.

"The second edition represents an ongoing effort to make probability accessible to students in a wide range of fields such as mathematics, statistics and data science, engineering, computer science, and business analytics. The book is written for those learning about probability for the first time. Revised and updated, the book is aimed specifically at statistics and data science students who need a solid introduction to the basics of probability."--


Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.

9789811237508 9811237506


Probabilities--Textbooks.


Electronic books.

QA273.2 / .T54 2021

519.2