TY - BOOK AU - Dworsky,Lawrence N. TI - Probably not: future prediction using probability and statistical inference SN - 9781119518136 PY - 2020/// CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - Wiley KW - Prediction theory KW - Probabilities KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Mathematical statistics KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Problems and exercises N1 - Includes index; Introduction -- An introduction to probability -- Probability distribution functions and some math basics -- Building a bell -- Random walks -- Life insurance -- The binomial theorem -- Pseudorandom numbers and Monte-Carlo simulations -- Some gambling games in detail -- Scheduling and waiting -- Combined and conditional probabilities -- Bayesian statistics -- Estimation problems -- Paradoxes -- Benford's law -- Networks, infectious diseases and chain letters -- Introduction to frequentist statistical inference -- Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics -- Chaos and quanta -- Appendix N2 - An introduction to probability and statistics at an introductory level UR - https://eresourcesptsl.ukm.remotexs.co/user/login?url=uhttps://doi.org/10.1002/9781119518143 ER -