Probability for statistical decision making

Doubt in decision making; Meanings of probability; Counting possible outcomes; Sets and sample spaces; Probabilities of events; Random variables; Probability functions; Central tendency and variability; Commonly used discrete probability models; Commonly used continuous probability models; Some usef...

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Main Author: Ewart, Park J. (Author)
Other Authors: Ford, James S. 1926- (joint author), Lin, Chi-Yuan 1935- (joint author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Prentice-Hall 1974
Series:Prentice-Hall international series in management
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Summary:Doubt in decision making; Meanings of probability; Counting possible outcomes; Sets and sample spaces; Probabilities of events; Random variables; Probability functions; Central tendency and variability; Commonly used discrete probability models; Commonly used continuous probability models; Some useful probability approximations; Decision conditions and criteria; The value of information in decision making; Utility in decision making
Physical Description:xiv, 385 pages illustrations 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780137116140
0137116144