Maisel Louis. Probability statistics and random processes

N.Y.: Simon and Schuster Inc., 1971. — 280 p.There is scarcely a discipline of any importance that does not benefit from the application of the principles of probability, statistics, and random processes. In recent years, this application has substantially increased, due in part to the wide use of digital computers in studying large-scale systems. This book is intended not only as an aid in the understanding of the underlying principles of probability, statistics, and random processes, but also to illustrate the potential applications and the wide variety of problem-solving techniques pertaining to the subject matter. While the format of a considerable portion of the book is devoted to solved problems, the book can serve as either a primary or a supplementary text for the engineering student in particular, but also for students in the physical and social sciences taking a first course in probability and statistics.
The solved problems in each chapter generally encompass a wide range of difficulty ranging from relatively straightforward application of basic formulas to those requiring considerable insight into fundamental concepts. A working knowledge of elementary calculus is assumed throughout. Derivations of many important formulas are given although strict mathematical rigor has frequently been avoided in favor of a more intuitive approach.