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Deals with discrete probability through the modern and evolving urn theory and its numerous applications. This work looks at how some classical problems of discrete probability have roots in urn models. It explains the processes of poissonization and depoissonization and presents applications to ran...

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Main Author: Mahmoud, Hosam M. (Hosam Mahmoud), 1954-
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2009.
Series:Texts in statistical science.
Subjects:
Probabilities.
Distribution (Probability theory)
Statistics.
Probability
Statistics as Topic
Probabilités.
Distribution (Théorie des probabilités)
Statistiques.
Statistique.
probability.
distribution (statistics-related concept)
statistics.
MATHEMATICS > Probability & Statistics > General.
Statistics
Probabilities
Sannolikhet.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Deals with discrete probability through the modern and evolving urn theory and its numerous applications. This work looks at how some classical problems of discrete probability have roots in urn models. It explains the processes of poissonization and depoissonization and presents applications to random trees, evolution, and epidemiology.
Item Description:"A Chapman & Hall book."
Physical Description:1 online resource (290 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-282) and indexes.
ISBN:9781420059847
142005984X
9781420059830
1420059831