Probability Elements: An Applied Refresher

Charles S. Tapiero
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Charles S. Tapiero: Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Chapter Chapter 3 in Engineering Risk and Finance, 2013, pp 57-107 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The quantitative construction of risk models, risk measurement and analysis are essential to obtain a better appreciation of the risks we confront and to mitigate their effects. To do so, probability theory and statistics are necessary. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a cursory and intuitive introduction to basic elements of probability distributions.

Keywords: Moment Generate Function; Default Probability; Probability Generate Function; Chance Constraint; Normal Probability Distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6234-7_3

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