Probability and Statistical Inference

By Magdalena Niewiadomska-Bugaj, Robert Bartoszynski | Publisher: Wiley

About the book

Updated classic statistics text, with new problems and examples

Probability and Statistical Inference, Third Edition helps students grasp essential concepts of statistics and its probabilistic foundations. This book focuses on the development of intuition and understanding in the subject through a wealth of examples illustrating concepts, theorems, and methods. The reader will recognize and fully understand the why and not just the how behind the introduced material.

In this Third Edition, the reader will find a new chapter on Bayesian statistics, 70 new problems and an appendix with the supporting R code. This book is suitable for upper-level undergraduates or first-year graduate students studying statistics or related disciplines, such as mathematics or engineering. This Third Edition:

  • Introduces an all-new chapter on Bayesian statistics and offers thorough explanations of advanced statistics and probability topics
  • Includes 650 problems and over 400 examples - an excellent resource for the mathematical statistics class sequence in the increasingly popular \"flipped classroom\" format
  • Offers students in statistics, mathematics, engineering and related fields a user-friendly resource
  • Provides practicing professionals valuable insight into statistical tools

Probability and Statistical Inference offers a unique approach to problems that allows the reader to fully integrate the knowledge gained from the text, thus, enhancing a more complete and honest understanding of the topic.

Editions of Probability and Statistical Inference

Hardcover
ISBN 9781119243809
EBook
ISBN 9781119243830
EBook
ISBN 9781119243816
EBook
ISBN 9781119243823

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Updated classic statistics text, with new problems and examples

Probability and Statistical Inference, Third Edition helps students grasp essential concepts of statistics and its probabilistic foundations. This book focuses on the development of intuition and understanding in the subject through a wealth of examples illustrating concepts, theorems, and methods. The reader will recognize and fully understand the why and not just the how behind the introduced material.

In this Third Edition, the reader will find a new chapter on Bayesian statistics, 70 new problems and an appendix with the supporting R code. This book is suitable for upper-level undergraduates or first-year graduate students studying statistics or related disciplines, such as mathematics or engineering. This Third Edition:

  • Introduces an all-new chapter on Bayesian statistics and offers thorough explanations of advanced statistics and probability topics
  • Includes 650 problems and over 400 examples - an excellent resource for the mathematical statistics class sequence in the increasingly popular \"flipped classroom\" format
  • Offers students in statistics, mathematics, engineering and related fields a user-friendly resource
  • Provides practicing professionals valuable insight into statistical tools

Probability and Statistical Inference offers a unique approach to problems that allows the reader to fully integrate the knowledge gained from the text, thus, enhancing a more complete and honest understanding of the topic.

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Updated classic statistics text, with new problems and examples

Probability and Statistical Inference, Third Edition helps students grasp essential concepts of statistics and its probabilistic foundations. This book focuses on the development of intuition and understanding in the subject through a wealth of examples illustrating concepts, theorems, and methods. The reader will recognize and fully understand the why and not just the how behind the introduced material.

In this Third Edition, the reader will find a new chapter on Bayesian statistics, 70 new problems and an appendix with the supporting R code. This book is suitable for upper-level undergraduates or first-year graduate students studying statistics or related disciplines, such as mathematics or engineering. This Third Edition:

  • Introduces an all-new chapter on Bayesian statistics and offers thorough explanations of advanced statistics and probability topics
  • Includes 650 problems and over 400 examples - an excellent resource for the mathematical statistics class sequence in the increasingly popular \"flipped classroom\" format
  • Offers students in statistics, mathematics, engineering and related fields a user-friendly resource
  • Provides practicing professionals valuable insight into statistical tools

Probability and Statistical Inference offers a unique approach to problems that allows the reader to fully integrate the knowledge gained from the text, thus, enhancing a more complete and honest understanding of the topic.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Probability and Statistical Inference?

Mathematics and Science > Mathematics > Probability and statistics

Where can I read a sample of Probability and Statistical Inference?

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Is Probability and Statistical Inference part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Probability and Statistical Inference?

Magdalena Niewiadomska-Bugaj, Robert Bartoszynski

Who is the Publisher of the book Probability and Statistical Inference?

Wiley

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Probability and Statistical Inference is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781119243809) and ebook(ISBN 9781119243830) and ebook(ISBN 9781119243816) and ebook(ISBN 9781119243823)

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