Probability: An Introduction with Statistical Applications, 2/e (Hardcover)

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  Over 880 problems at varying degrees of difficulty allowing readers to take on more challenging problems as their skill levels increase

  Chapter-by-chapter projects that aid in the visualization of probability distributions

  New coverage of statistical quality control and quality production

  An appendix dedicated to the use of Mathematica^® and a companion website containing the referenced data sets

Featuring a practical and real-world approach, this textbook is ideal for a first course in probability for students majoring in statistics, engineering, business, psychology, operations research, and mathematics. Probability: An Introduction with Statistical Applications, Second Edition is also an excellent reference for researchers and professionals in any discipline who need to make decisions based on data as well as readers interested in learning how to accomplish effective decision making from data.

"This is a well-written and impressively presented introduction to probability and statistics. The text throughout is highly readable, and the author makes liberal use of graphs and diagrams to clarify the theory."  - The Statistician

Thoroughly updated, Probability: An Introduction with Statistical Applications, Second Edition features a comprehensive exploration of statistical data analysis as an application of probability. The new edition provides an introduction to statistics with accessible coverage of reliability, acceptance sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression. Encouraging readers to develop a deeper intuitive understanding of probability, the author presents illustrative geometrical presentations and arguments without the need for rigorous mathematical proofs.

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卻一考完就忘光光？
本書教你將苦學多時的多益，落實在不同的職場階段，
讓你隨時對照應用、輕鬆應對。

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本書以五大職場必經階段來劃分篇章：菜鳥面試、便利貼職員、獨當一面、小主管、大主管。每個階段都有精彩、仿真情境的案例，提供有機會使用到的單字、文法、片語、以及情境對話，，讓你邊看邊拾回多益能力，扎扎實實地用用在工作中的各個面向。
更重要的是，最後還有搭配多益試題，讓你學會、還能應用，自然而然將多益的聽、說、讀、寫帶入職場中。

◎本書特色
1. 多益╳職場通
台灣考生總是狂背多益單字、死背句型，考完就忘光光！本書提供實際情境案例，讓想學好商用英文的人能夠將職場英文落實應用。
2. 一本好的英文工具書
本書內容完全針對職場情境量身打造，諸如英文信件回覆、接聽電話、洽談合約……等等，讓你隨時都能對照應用、輕鬆應對。<章節目錄>

1. Sample Spaces and Probability
2. Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions
3. Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions
4. Functions of Random Variables; Generating Functions; Statistical Applications
5. Bivariate Probability Distributions
6. Recursions and Markov Chains
7. Some Challenging Problems
Appendix A. Use of Mathematica in Probability and Statistics
Appendix B. Answers for Odd-Numbered Exercises
Appendix C. Standard Normal Distribution