Basic Probability: What Every Math Student Should Know - Softcover

Tijms, Henk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9811203768 ISBN 13: 9789811203763

Publisher: WSPC, 2019

Synopsis

"For high school AP Stat teachers who want to understand, and should want to understand, probability deeper than what the course curriculum requires, this book would be very helpful." Martin Sternstein author of the bestseller Barron's AP Statistics with Online Tests Written by international award-winning probability expert Henk Tijms, Basic Probability: What Every Math Student Should Know presents the essentials of elementary probability. The book is primarily written for high school and college students learning about probability for the first time. In a highly accessible way, a modern treatment of the subject is given with emphasis on conditional probability and Bayesian probability, on striking applications of the Poisson distribution, and on the interface between probability and computer simulation. In modern society, it is important to be able to critically evaluate statements of a probabilistic nature presented in the media in order to make informed judgments. A basic knowledge of probability theory is indispensable to logical thinking and statistical literacy. The book provides this knowledge and illustrates it with numerous everyday situations.

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"For high school AP Stat teachers who want to understand, and should want to understand, probability deeper than what the course curriculum requires, this book would be very helpful." -- Martin Sternstein author of the bestseller Barron's AP Statistics with Online Tests

Edition details

• Publisher: WSPC
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 9811203768
• ISBN 13: 9789811203763
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 130