Probability demystified

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Stack the odds in your favor for mastering probability Don't leave your knowledge of probability to chance. Instead, turn to Probability Demystified, Second Edition, for learning fundamental concepts and theories step-by-step. This practical guide eases you into the subject of probability using familiar items such as coins, cards, and dice. As you progress, you will master concepts such as addition and multiplication rules, odds and expectation, probability distributions, and more. You'll learn…

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Full title :Probability demystified / Allan G. Bluman.

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Publication Date:2012.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill Professional
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (288 pages) : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780071780988, 007178098X
oclc:ocn794034426
LC Classification:QA273
Dewey Decimal:519.2

Cover Page -- Half Title -- Epigraph -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Basic Concepts -- Probability Experiments -- Classical Probability -- Probability Rules -- Empirical Probability -- Law of Large Numbers -- Subjective Probability -- Summary -- Quiz -- Chapter 2: Sample Spaces -- Tree Diagrams -- Tables -- Summary -- Quiz -- Chapter 3: The Addition Rules -- Mutually Exclusive Events -- Addition Rule I -- Addition Rule II -- Summary -- Quiz -- Chapter 4: The Multiplication Rules -- Independent and Dependent Events

Multiplication Rule I -- Multiplication Rule II -- Conditional Probability -- Summary -- Quiz -- Chapter 5: Odds and Expectation -- Odds -- Expectation -- Summary -- Quiz -- Chapter 6: The Counting Rules -- The Fundamental Counting Rule -- Factorials -- Permutations -- Combinations -- Probability and the Counting Rules -- Summary -- Quiz -- Chapter 7: The Binomial Distribution -- Discrete Probability Distributions -- The Mean and Standard Deviation for a Binomial Distribution -- Quiz -- Chapter 8: Other Probability Distributions -- The Multinomial Distribution -- The Hypergeometric Distribut…