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Arjun K. Gupta (), Wei-Bin Zeng () and Yanhong Wu ()
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Arjun K. Gupta: Bowling Green State University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Wei-Bin Zeng: University of Louisville, Department of Mathematics
Yanhong Wu: California State University Stanislaus, Department of Mathematics

Chapter Chapter 1 in Probability and Statistical Models, 2010, pp 1-21 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract There are phenomena from an experiment on a target “population” that are deterministic, in the sense that when we observe them, we are absolutely sure about their outcomes. However, there are other phenomena that are nondeterministic. More often than not, the quantitative or categorical outcomes of interest induced from the phenomena will not be predictable. Probability and statistics are the branches of knowledge dealing with such stochastic phenomena and uncertainties.

Keywords: Moment Generate Function; Residual Life; Nonnegative Random Variable; Continuous Distribution Function; Joint Density Function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-8176-4987-6_1

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