Overview: Covers probability from a very applied perspective.Many exercises involve mathematical modeling of random phenomena in very practical fields, including insurance/actuarial and the life sciences/biomed.Like its predecessor, this book starts from the premise that, rather than being a purely mathematical discipline, probability theory is an intimate companion of statistics. The book starts with the basic tools, and goes on to cover a number of subjects in detail, including chapters on inequalities, characteristic functions and convergence. This is followed by a thorough treatment of the
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