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Introduction to Probability, Second Edition, 2nd Edition by Joseph K. Blitzstein - ISBN: 9781138369917
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Assumes one-semester of calculus. “Stories” make distributions (Normal, Binomial, Poisson that are widely-used in statistics) easier to remember, understand. Many books write down formulas without explaining clearly why these particular distributions are important or how they are all connected.
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    620 pages

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    8 February 2019

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Developed from celebrated Harvard statistics lectures, Introduction to Probability provides essential language and toolsfor understanding statistics, randomness, and uncertainty. The book explores a wide variety of applications and examples, ranging from coincidences and paradoxes to Google PageRank and Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). Additional application areas explored include genetics, medicine, computer science, and information theory.

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ISBN-13:9781138369917
ISBN-10:1138369918
Author:Joseph K. Blitzstein, Jessica Hwang
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:CRC Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:620
Edition:2nd
Release Date:8 February 2019
Weight:1.40kg
Dimensions:46mm x 168mm x 265mm
Series:Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science
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Joseph K. Blitzstein

Joseph K. Blitzstein, PhD, professor of the practice in statistics, Department of Statistics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Jessica Hwang is a graduate student in the Stanford statistics department.

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