Probability theory

Murdoch, J.; Barnes, J. A.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-01063-9_1

J. Murdoch BSc, ARTC, AMIProdE² &
J. A. Barnes BSc, ARCS²

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Definition and measurement of probability; addition and multiplication laws; conditional probability; permutations and combinations; mathematical expectation; geometric probability; introduction to hypergeometric and binomial laws.

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Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK
J. Murdoch BSc, ARTC, AMIProdE (Head of Statistics and Operational Research Section) & J. A. Barnes BSc, ARCS (Lecturer in Statistics and Operational Research)

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Murdoch, J., Barnes, J.A. (1973). Probability theory. In: Statistics: Problems and Solutions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01063-9_1

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