How to Gamble If You Must: Inequalities for Stochastic Processes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title How to Gamble If You Must: Inequalities for Stochastic Processes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lester E. Dubins
SeriesDover Books on Mathematics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreProbability and statistics
ISBN/Barcode 9780486780641
ClassificationsDewey:519.23
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint Dover Publications Inc.
Publication Date 26 September 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

This classic of advanced statistics is geared toward graduate-level readers and uses the concepts of gambling to develop important ideas in probability theory. Revised and updated, it features contributions from two well-known statisticians, including a new Introduction, updated references, and findings from recent research. "Strongly recommended." - Journal of the American Statistical Association. 2014 edition.

Author Biography

Lester E. Dubins (1920-2010) was Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1962 to 2004. Leonard J. Savage (1917-1971) was a mathematician and statistician who taught at several universities, including Princeton, Yale, and Columbia. His other Dover book is The Foundation of Statistics. William Sudderth is a Professor in the School of Statistics at the University of Minnesota. David Gilat is a Professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Tel Aviv University.