An Intermediate Course in Probability

• Main Author: Gut, Allan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Springer Texts in Statistics,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Computers.; Mathematical statistics.; Life sciences.; Probabilities.; Statistics.; Environmental sciences.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.; Life Sciences, general.; Theory of Computation.; Statistical Theory and Methods.; Probability and Statistics in Computer Science.; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.

The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a solid background and understanding of the basic results and methods in probability theory before entering into more advanced courses. The first six chapters focus on some central areas of what might be called pure probability theory: multivari...

Table of Contents:

• Multivariate Random Variables
• Conditioning
• Transforms
• Order Statistics
• The Multivariate Normal Distribution
• Convergence
• An Outlook on Further Topics
• The Poisson Process.