Overview
Includes 89 examples that help the reader apply the concepts presented
Explains how to compute cumulative probability for all distributions including Erlang, gamma, beta, Weibull, normal, and lognormal
Utilizes sample data to estimate parameter values of each distribution
Estimates parameter values when no sample data
Introduces Left-Truncated Normal, Right-Truncated Normal and Spread Ratio
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Accuracy in choosing and applying statistical distributions is particularly imperative for anyone who does statistical and probability analysis, including management scientists, market researchers, engineers, mathematicians, physicists, chemists, economists, social science researchers, and students in many disciplines.
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About the author
Nick T. Thomopoulos, Ph.D., has degrees in business (B.S.) and in mathematics (M.A.) from the University of Illinois, and in industrial engineering (Ph.D.) from Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech). He was supervisor of operations research at International Harvester; senior scientist at Illinois Tech Research Institute; Professor in Industrial Engineering, and in the Stuart School of Business at Illinois Tech. He is the author of eleven books including Fundamentals of Queuing Systems (Springer), Essentials of Monte Carlo Simulation (Springer), Applied Forecasting Methods (Prentice Hall), and Fundamentals of Production, Inventory and the Supply Chain (Atlantic). He has published many papers and has consulted in a wide variety of industries in the United States, Europe and Asia. Dr. Thomopoulos has received honors over the years, such as the Rist Prize from the Military Operations Research Society for new developments in queuing theory; the Distinguished Professor Award in Bangkok, Thailand from the Illinois Tech Asian Alumni Association; and the Professional Achievement Award from the Illinois Tech Alumni Association.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Statistical Distributions
Book Subtitle: Applications and Parameter Estimates
Authors: Nick T. Thomopoulos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65112-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65111-8Published: 18 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87952-9Published: 15 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65112-5Published: 10 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 172
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Statistical Theory and Methods, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes