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Probability and Statistics

A Course for Physicists and Engineers
  • Arak M. Mathai and Hans J. Haubold
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2018
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This book offers an introduction to concepts of probability theory, probability distributions relevant in the applied sciences, as well as basics of sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing. As a companion for classes for engineers and scientists, the book also covers applied topics such as model building and experiment design.

Contents
Random phenomena
Probability
Random variables
Expected values
Commonly used discrete distributions
Commonly used density functions
Joint distributions
Some multivariate distributions
Collection of random variables
Sampling distributions
Estimation
Interval estimation
Tests of statistical hypotheses
Model building and regression
Design of experiments and analysis of variance
Questions and answers

  • Designed for students in engineering and physics with applications in mind.
  • Proven by more than 20 years of teaching at institutions s.a. UN-affiliated Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education.
  • Self-contained.

Author / Editor information

Arak Mathai, Centre for Math. and Stat. Sciences, Kerala, India; Hans Haubold, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, Vienna, Austria.

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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
December 18, 2017
eBook ISBN:
9783110562545
Paperback published on:
December 18, 2017
Paperback ISBN:
9783110562538
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
22
Main content:
582
Illustrations:
30
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110562545
eBook ISBN: 9783110562545
Paperback ISBN: 9783110562538
Keywords for this book
Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Statistik; Modellbildung; Versuchsplanung
Audience(s) for this book
Students of physics, engineering, satellite communication, space and atmospheric sciences, climate and meteorology.
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