Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Second Edition, [Hardcover]

Beginning with the historical background of probability theory, this thoroughly revised text examines all important aspects of mathematical probability - including random variables, probability distributions, characteristic and generating functions, stochatic convergence, and limit theorems - and provides an introduction to various types of statistical problems, covering the broad range of statistical inference.;Requiring a prerequisite in calculus for complete understanding of the topics discussed, the Second Edition contains new material on: univariate distributions; multivariate distributions; large-sample methods; decision theory; and applications of ANOVA.;A primary text for a year-long undergraduate course in statistics (but easily adapted for a one-semester course in probability only), Introduction to Probability and Statistics is for undergraduate students in a wide range of disciplines-statistics, probability, mathematics, social science, economics, engineering, agriculture, biometry, and education.Introduction; general concepts of probability; random variables, probability distributions, and characteristic functions, stochastic convergence and limit theorems; concepts of statistics; univariate distributions; multivariate distributions; order statistics and related distributions; statistical inference - parametric point estimation; testing of statistical hypotheses; large-sample methods; statistical decision theory; sequential analysis; nonparametric methods; general linear hypothesis and analysis of variance; some applications of analysis of variance; appendix A - vectors and matrices; appendix B - statistical tables.