{"product_id":"introduction-to-probability-second-edition-chapman-hall-crc-texts-in-statistical-science","title":"Introduction to Probability, Second Edition (Chapman \u0026 Hall\/CRC Texts in Statistical Science)","description":"Developed from celebrated Harvard statistics lectures, Introduction to Probability provides essential language and toolsfor understanding statistics, randomness, and uncertainty. The book explores a wide variety of applications and examples, ranging from coincidences and paradoxes to Google PageRank and Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). Additional application areas explored include genetics, medicine, computer science, and information theory.\nThe authors present the material in an accessible style and motivate concepts using real-world examples. Throughout, they use stories to uncover connections between the fundamental distributions in statistics and conditioning to reduce complicated problems to manageable pieces.\n\nThe book includes many intuitive explanations, diagrams, and practice problems. Each chapter ends with a section showing how to perform relevant simulations and calculations in R, a free statistical software environment.\nThe second edition adds many new examples, exercises, and explanations, to deepen understanding of the ideas, clarify subtle concepts, and respond to feedback from many students and readers. New supplementary online resources have been developed, including animations and interactive visualizations, and the book has been updated to dovetail with these resources.\nSupplementary material is available on Joseph Blitzstein’s website www. stat110.net. The supplements include:\nSolutions to selected exercises\nAdditional practice problems\nHandouts including review material and sample exams Animations and interactive visualizations created in connection with the edX online version of Stat 110.\nLinks to lecture videos available on ITunes U and YouTube There is also a complete instructor's solutions manual available to instructors who require the book for a course.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1138369918\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.1138369918.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Blitzstein, Joseph K.|Hwang, Jessica\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have some markings or highlighting. Used copies may not include access codes or Cd's. Slight bending may be present.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56924315222321,"sku":"GBV.1138369918.G","price":77.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/1138369918-0.jpg?v=1792188102","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/introduction-to-probability-second-edition-chapman-hall-crc-texts-in-statistical-science","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}