CRC - standard probability and Statistics tables and formulae - DANIEL ZWILLINGER
It has long been the established policy of CRC Press to publish, in handbook
form, the most up-to-date, authoritative, logically arranged, and readily us-able reference material available. This book fills the need in probability and
statistics.
Prior to the preparation of this book the contents of similar books were con-sidered. It is easy to fill a statistics reference book with many hundred pages
of tables—indeed, some large books contain statistical tables for only a single
test. The authors of this book focused on the basic principles of statistics.
We have tried to ensure that each topic had an understandable textual in-troduction as well as easily understood examples. There are more than 80
examples; they usually follow the same format: start with a word problem,
interpret the words as a statistical problem, find the solution, interpret the
solution in words.
We have organized this reference in an efficient and useful format. We believe
both students and researchers will find this reference easy to read and under-stand. Material is presented in a multi-sectional format, with each section
containing a valuable collection of fundamental reference material—tabular
and expository. This Handbook serves as a guide for determining appropriate
statistical procedures and interpretation of results. We have assembled the
most important concepts in probability and statistics, as experienced through
our own teaching, research, and work in industry.
For most topics, concise yet useful tables were created. In most cases, the
tables were re-generated and verified against existing tables. Even very mod-est statistical software can generate many of the tables in the book—often to
more decimal places and for more values of the parameters. The values in
this book are designed to illustrate the range of possible values and act as a
handy reference for the most commonly needed values.
Thisbookalsocontainsmanyusefultopicsfrommoreadvancedareasofstatis-tics, butthesetopicshavefewerexamples. Alsoincludedarealargecollection
ofshorttopicscontainingmanyclassicalresultsandpuzzles. Finally,asection
on notation used in the book and a comprehensive index are also included.
c 2000 by Chapman & Hall/CRC
In line with the established policy of CRC Press, this Handbook will be kept
as current and timely as is possible. Revisions and anticipated uses of newer
materials and tables will be introduced as the need arises. Suggestions for the
inclusion of new material in subsequent editions and comments concerning
the accuracy of stated information are welcomed.
If any errata are discovered for this book, they will be posted to
http://vesta.bloomu.edu/~skokoska/prast/errata.
Many people have helped in the preparation of this manuscript. The authors
are especially grateful to our families who have remained lighthearted and
cheerful throughout the process. A special thanks to Janet and Kent, and to
Joan, Mark, and Jen.
- Hardcover: 568 pages
- Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (December 27, 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1584880597
- ISBN-13: 978-1584880592
- Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 0.9 x 0.1 inches
It has long been the established policy of CRC Press to publish, in handbook
form, the most up-to-date, authoritative, logically arranged, and readily us-able reference material available. This book fills the need in probability and
statistics.
Prior to the preparation of this book the contents of similar books were con-sidered. It is easy to fill a statistics reference book with many hundred pages
of tables—indeed, some large books contain statistical tables for only a single
test. The authors of this book focused on the basic principles of statistics.
We have tried to ensure that each topic had an understandable textual in-troduction as well as easily understood examples. There are more than 80
examples; they usually follow the same format: start with a word problem,
interpret the words as a statistical problem, find the solution, interpret the
solution in words.
We have organized this reference in an efficient and useful format. We believe
both students and researchers will find this reference easy to read and under-stand. Material is presented in a multi-sectional format, with each section
containing a valuable collection of fundamental reference material—tabular
and expository. This Handbook serves as a guide for determining appropriate
statistical procedures and interpretation of results. We have assembled the
most important concepts in probability and statistics, as experienced through
our own teaching, research, and work in industry.
For most topics, concise yet useful tables were created. In most cases, the
tables were re-generated and verified against existing tables. Even very mod-est statistical software can generate many of the tables in the book—often to
more decimal places and for more values of the parameters. The values in
this book are designed to illustrate the range of possible values and act as a
handy reference for the most commonly needed values.
Thisbookalsocontainsmanyusefultopicsfrommoreadvancedareasofstatis-tics, butthesetopicshavefewerexamples. Alsoincludedarealargecollection
ofshorttopicscontainingmanyclassicalresultsandpuzzles. Finally,asection
on notation used in the book and a comprehensive index are also included.
c 2000 by Chapman & Hall/CRC
In line with the established policy of CRC Press, this Handbook will be kept
as current and timely as is possible. Revisions and anticipated uses of newer
materials and tables will be introduced as the need arises. Suggestions for the
inclusion of new material in subsequent editions and comments concerning
the accuracy of stated information are welcomed.
If any errata are discovered for this book, they will be posted to
http://vesta.bloomu.edu/~skokoska/prast/errata.
Many people have helped in the preparation of this manuscript. The authors
are especially grateful to our families who have remained lighthearted and
cheerful throughout the process. A special thanks to Janet and Kent, and to
Joan, Mark, and Jen.
