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Includes statistical methods and tables not readily available elsewhere
Reviews common continuous and discrete probability distributions
Examples provided to guide reader on application of common distributions
Presents other less understood but useful distributions in detail
Tables with examples to enable easy application of distributions to real applications and sample data
The spread ratio, a new statistic, allows analysts to determine best fit distributions for sample data
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
“The book gives a concise and practical overview of the commonly used distributions and statistical methods not presented in other publications. Table values and examples are provided as well. … The book is free of theorems. It is intended for anyone who pursues statistical and probability analysis.” (Oleg K. Zakusilo, zbMATH 1396.60003, 2018)
Authors and Affiliations
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Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA
Nick T. Thomopoulos
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Probability Distributions
Book Subtitle: With Truncated, Log and Bivariate Extensions
Authors: Nick T. Thomopoulos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76042-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76041-4Published: 18 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09388-4Published: 04 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76042-1Published: 09 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 163
Number of Illustrations: 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Statistical Theory and Methods