Probability and Statistics by Example: Volume 1, Basic Probability and Statistics

A valuable resource for students and teachers alike, this second edition contains more than 200 worked examples and exam questions.

Yuri Suhov (Author), Mark Kelbert (Author)

9781107603585, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 September 2014

470 pages, 40 b/w illus. 210 exercises
24.6 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.83 kg

'This book gives both relevant background material and clear solutions for many instructive problems mostly taken from examination papers at Cambridge. It would be a valuable teaching aid to a student who first makes a serious attempt to solve each problem for herself/himself.' David Williams, Professor Emeritus, University of Bath

Probability and statistics are as much about intuition and problem solving as they are about theorem proving. Consequently, students can find it very difficult to make a successful transition from lectures to examinations to practice because the problems involved can vary so much in nature. Since the subject is critical in so many applications from insurance to telecommunications to bioinformatics, the authors have collected more than 200 worked examples and examination questions with complete solutions to help students develop a deep understanding of the subject rather than a superficial knowledge of sophisticated theories. With amusing stories and historical asides sprinkled throughout, this enjoyable book will leave students better equipped to solve problems in practice and under exam conditions.

Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Part I. Basic Probability: 1. Discrete outcomes
2. Continuous outcomes
Part II. Basic Statistics: 3. Parameter estimation
4. Hypothesis testing
5. Tripos examination questions in IB Statistics
Appendix. Tables of random variables and probability distributions
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Probability & statistics [PBT], Mathematics [PB]