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Probability and Statistics by John Tabak (2011, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFacts On File, Incorporated
ISBN-100816079412
ISBN-139780816079414
eBay Product ID (ePID)102765029
Product Key Features
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameProbability and Statistics
SubjectHistory & Philosophy, Probability & Statistics / General
Publication Year2011
FeaturesRevised
TypeStudy Guide
AuthorJohn Tabak
Subject AreaMathematics
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2010-026448
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromNinth Grade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal519.209
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe History of Mathematics is a six-volume set that examines the development of the science through discovery, innovation, collaboration, and experimentation. Designed to complement mathematics curricula, each volume covers a significant development in recent mathematical history as well as the subject's origins. The books represent a fascinating overview of the contributions that mathematical research has made to the physical world. Probability and Statistics, Revised Edition details the evolution of these two disciplines and their relevance to the scientific and lay communities. Probability and statistics are two of the youngest branches of mathematics, having been discovered in the 17th and 18th centuries, respectively, yet in modern-day language and thinking, they have become omnipresent. The book discusses how probability and statistics pervade our world, from the nature of randomness to the role of statistics in developing vaccines. It also includes an exclusive interview with Dr. Michael Stamatelatos, director of the safety and assurance requirements division in the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA, who suggests how the use of probability in risk assessments leads to improved safety and reliability in space exploration. The volume includes information on the bell curve the birth of modern statistics credit default swaps data analysis and precision Edmund Halley randomness smallpox and public health vaccinations and statistics The book contains 40 color photographs and four-color line illustrations, sidebars, a chronology, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and an index. The History of Mathematics is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who wish to understand the contributions of the major branches of mathematics. Book jacket., Explores the history of probability, describing the modern concept of randomness and examining ""pre-probabilistic"" ideas of what most people today would characterize as randomness. It documents some historically important early uses of probability, and goes on to explore statistics and the generations of mathematicians and non-mathematicians who began to address problems in statistical analysis., Concepts from the fields of probability and statistics pervade our thinking--even those of us who believe in the existence of luck--and we routinely express ourselves using language borrowed from various branches of mathematics. News reports, weather reports, and even sports reports are some examples of the probabilistic and statistical thinking that seeps into our everyday lives. 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.
LC Classification NumberQA273.T23 2011
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