The Elements of Mathematical Statistics

Géza Schay
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Géza Schay: University of Massachusetts Boston College of Science and Mathematics

Chapter 8 in Introduction to Probability with Statistical Applications, 2016, pp 279-349 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In probability theory, we always assumed that we knew some probabilities, and we computed other probabilities or related quantities from those. On the other hand, in mathematical statistics, we use observed data to compute probabilities or related quantities or to make decisions or predictions.

Keywords: Null Hypothesis; Chemical Oxygen Demand; Bivariate Normal Distribution; Average Weight Loss; Party Affiliation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30620-9_8

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