Product Description: A menudo nos quejamos de que el azar y la suerte gobiernan nuestra vida. Este libro de Jeffrey Rosenthal, traducido a casi una decena de idiomas, nos demuestra que las matematicas pueden ser divertidas, y que una comprension adecuada del mundo de las probabilidades puede facilitarnos la existencia, ayudarnos a resolver numerosas situaciones cotidianas, y a tomar las mejores decisiones...read more

Product Description: Unlike traditional introductory math/stat textbooks, Probability and Statistics: The Science of Uncertainty brings a modern flavor to the course, incorporating the computer and offering an integrated approach to inference that includes the frequency approach and the Bayesian inference...read more

Product Description: This textbook is an introduction to probability theory using measure theory. It is designed for graduate students in a variety of fields (mathematics, statistics, economics, management, finance, computer science, and engineering) who require a working knowledge of probability theory that is mathematically precise, but without excessive technicalities...read more

Product Description: Unlike traditional introductory math/stat textbooks, Probability and Statistics: The Science of Uncertainty brings a modern flavor based on incorporating the computer to the course and an integrated approach to inference. From the start the book integrates simulations into its theoretical coverage, and emphasizes the use of computer-powered computation throughout...read more

Product Description: From terrorist attacks to big money jackpots, "Struck by Lightning" deconstructs the odds and oddities of chance, examining both the relevant and irreverent role of randomness in our everyday lives. Human beings have long been both fascinated and appalled by randomness...read more