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Introduction to Mathematical Statistics Eighth Edition Robert V. Hogg University of Iowa Joseph W. McKean Western Michigan Unive ...

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Dedicated to my wife Marge and to the memory of Bob Hogg ...

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1 Probability and Distributions Preface xi 1.1 Introduction................................ 1.2 Sets 1.2.1 ReviewofSetTheory 1. ...

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Preface We have made substantial changes in this edition ofIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics. Some of these changes help s ...

xii Preface discussion on standard errors for estimates obtained by bootstrapping the sample. Several topics that were discussed ...

Preface xiii Acknowledgements Bob Hogg passed away in 2014, so he did not work on this edition of the book. Often, though, when ...

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Chapter 1 Probability and Distributions 1.1 Introduction................................ In this section, we intuitively discuss ...

2 Probability and Distributions We generally use small Roman letters for the elements ofC such asa, b,or c. Often for an experim ...

1.2. Sets 3 it does. However, since the mathematical properties of probability given in Section 1.3 are consistent with either o ...

4 Probability and Distributions are countable sets. The interval of real numbers (0,1], though, is not countable. 1.2.1 Reviewof ...