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Probability and Statistics: The Science of Uncertainty.(Book Review)
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The American Statistician
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August 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 American Statistical Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Probability and Statistics: The Science of Uncertainty.
Michael J. EVANS and Jeffrey S. ROSENTHAL. New York: W.H. Freeman, 2004, xiii + 685 pp., $98.95 (H), ISBN: 0-7167-4742-1.
Probability and Statistics: The Science of Uncertainty is intended to accompany a first course in mathematical statistics and statistical inference. In addition to chapters on probability concepts (Chapters 1 through 4) and statistical inference (Chapters 5, 6, 9, and 10), the book contains advanced topics such as Bayesian inference and decision theory (Chapters 8 and 9) and stochastic processes (Chapter 11). Each chapter is organized into subsections, which end with a concise list of important ...
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