Nick T. Thomopoulos

eBook, PDF

Probability Distributions (eBook, PDF)

With Truncated, Log and Bivariate Extensions

Beschreibung

Includes statistical methods and tables not readily available elsewhere

Reviews common continuous and discrete probability distributions

Examples provided to guide reader on application of common distributions

Presents other less understood but useful distributions in detail

Tables with examples to enable easy application of distributions to real applications and sample data

The spread ratio, a new statistic, allows analysts to determine best fit distributions for sample data

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
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• Größe: 3.11MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Nick T. Thomopoulos, Ph.D., has degrees in business (B.S.) and in mathematics (M.A.) from the University of Illinois, and in industrial engineering (Ph.D.) from Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech). He was supervisor of operations research at International Harvester; senior scientist at the IIT Research Institute; and Professor in Industrial Engineering and in the Stuart School of Business at Illinois Tech. He is the author of eleven books including Fundamentals of Queuing Systems (Springer), Essentials of Monte Carlo Simulation (Springer), Applied Forecasting Methods (Prentice Hall), and Fundamentals of Production, Inventory and the Supply Chain (Atlantic). He has published many papers and has consulted in a wide variety of industries in the United States, Europe and Asia. Dr. Thomopoulos has received honors over the years, such as the Rist Prize from the Military Operations Research Society for new developments in queuing theory; the Distinguished Professor Award in Bangkok, Thailand from the Illinois Tech Asian Alumni Association; and the Professional Achievement Award from the Illinois Tech Alumni Association.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 163
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319760421
• Artikelnr.: 52940860

Rezensionen

"The book is clearly written, and makes it easy to read and comprehend the various issues related to probability distributions." (Sada Nand Dwivedi, ISCB News, iscb.info, Issue 66, December, 2018)
"The book gives a concise and practical overview of the commonly used distributions and statistical methods not presented in other publications. Table values and examples are provided as well. ... The book is free of theorems. It is intended for anyone who pursues statistical and probability analysis." (Oleg K. Zakusilo, zbMATH 1396.60003, 2018)