Markov Chains : a primer in random processes and their applications

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Markov Chains : a primer in random processes and their applications

Yuri Suhov, Mark Kelbert

(Probability and statistics by example / Y. Suhov, M. Kelbert, 2)

Cambridge University Press, 2008

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  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 483-484

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Probability and Statistics are as much about intuition and problem solving as they are about theorem proving. Because of this, students can find it very difficult to make a successful transition from lectures to examinations to practice, since the problems involved can vary so much in nature. Since the subject is critical in many modern applications such as mathematical finance, quantitative management, telecommunications, signal processing, bioinformatics, as well as traditional ones such as insurance, social science andengineering, the authors have rectified deficiencies in traditional lecture-based methods by collecting together a wealth of exercises with complete solutions, adapted to needs and skills of students. Following on from the success of Probability and Statistics by Example: Basic Probability and Statistics, the authors here concentrate on random processes, particularly Markov processes, emphasising modelsrather than general constructions. Basic mathematical facts are supplied as and when they are needed andhistorical information is sprinkled throughout.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction: Andrei Markov and his time
  • 1. Discrete-time Markov chains
  • 2. Continuous-time Markov chains: basic theory
  • 3. Statistics of discrete-time Markov chains
  • Afterword: Pearson, Maxwell and other famous Cambridge Wranglers of the past: some lessons to be learned
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA86116738
  • ISBN
    • 9780521847674
    • 9780521612340
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 487 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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