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Probability Modelling Across the Continents

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The Craft of Probabilistic Modelling

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I was born at Calicut, Kerala State, India and attended high school and (two-year) intermediate college there. I wanted to study mathematics, but in those days there was supposed to be no future for arts and science graduates, so I applied for admission to an engineering college. As it turned out, I failed to get this admission, and so I joined the Loyola College of Arts and Science, Madras, where I studied for a bachelor’s degree (with honours) in mathematics.

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  1. Statistics Program Department of Mathematics, University of California, 93106, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    J. Gani

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Prabhu, N.U. (1986). Probability Modelling Across the Continents. In: Gani, J. (eds) The Craft of Probabilistic Modelling. Applied Probability, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8631-5_8

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