Probability and Statistics, Revised Edition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780816079414)

Probability and Statistics, Revised Edition deals with the history of probability, describing the modern concept of randomness and examining "pre-probabilistic" ideas of what most people today would characterize as randomness. This revised book documents some historically important early uses of probability to illustrate some very important probabilistic questions. It goes on to explore statistics and the generations of mathematicians and non-mathematicians who began to address problems in statistical analysis, including the statistical structure of data sets as well as the theory of sampling and the characterization of the nature of variation. The final chapter describes the role of statistics in the development, testing, licensure, and subsequent study of vaccines. A new chapter has been added that gives special attention to vaccines for measles, polio, pertussis, and rubella.

Author: John Tabak
ISBN-10: 0816079412
ISBN-13: 9780816079414
Publisher: Facts on File
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2011
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d