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40 Puzzles And Problems In Probability And Mathematical Statistics - Wolfgang Schwarz
Springer (2008)
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The present book is based on the view that cognitive skills are best acquired by solving challenging, non-standard probability problems. The author's own experience, both in learning and in teaching, is that challenging problems often provide more, and longer lasting, inductive insights than plain-style deductions from general concepts. Problems help to develop, and to sharpen our intuition for important probabilistical concepts and tools such as conditionaing or first-step analyses.

Many puzzles and problems presented here are either new within a problem solving context (although as topics in fundamental research they are of course long known) or are variations of classical problems which follow directly from elementary concepts. A small number of particularly instructive problems is taken from previous sources which in this case are generally given.

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LoC Classification QA273.S39 2008
Dewey 519.2
Format Hardcover
Cover Price 49,95 €
No. of Pages 124
Height x Width 236 x 160 mm
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