Introduction to Probability Models

by Sheldon M. Ross

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Ross's classic bestseller, Introduction to Probability Models, has been used extensively by professionals and as the primary text for a first undergraduate course in applied probability. It provides an introduction to elementary probability theory and stochastic processes, and shows how probability theory can be applied to the study of phenomena in fields such as engineering, computer science, management science, the physical and social sciences, and operations research. With the addition of show more several new sections relating to actuaries, this text is highly recommended by the Society of Ac show less

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Dr. Sheldon M. Ross is a professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. He received his PhD in statistics at Stanford University in 1968. He has published many technical articles and textbooks in the areas of statistics and applied probability. Among his texts are A First Course in show more Probability, Introduction to Probability Models, Stochastic Processes, and introductory Statistics. Professor Ross is the founding and continuing editor of the journal Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, a Fellow of INFORMS, and a recipient of the Humboldt US Senior Scientist Award. show less

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Nonfiction, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction
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519.2Natural sciences & mathematicsMathematicsProbabilities and applied mathematicsProbabilities
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QA273 .R84ScienceMathematicsMathematicsProbabilities. Mathematical statistics
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Statistics

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