{"product_id":"40-puzzles-and-problems-in-probability-and-mathematical-statistics-problem-books-in-mathematics-0387735119","title":"40 Puzzles and Problems in Probability and Mathematical Statistics (Problem Books in Mathematics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0387735119\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schwarz, Wolf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a student I discovered in our library a thin booklet by Frederick Mosteller entitled50 Challenging Problems in Probability. Itreferredtoas- plementary regular textbook by William Feller, An Introduction to Pro- bilityTheoryanditsApplications.SoItookthisonealong,too,andstartedon the ?rst of Mostellers problems on the train riding home. From that evening, I caught on to probability. These two books were not primarily about abstract formalisms but rather about basic modeling ideas and about ways - often extremely elegant ones - to apply those notions to a surprising variety of empirical phenomena. Essentially, these books taught the reader the skill to think probabilistically and to apply simple probability models to real-world problems. The present book is in this tradition; it is based on the view that those cognitive skills are best acquired by solving challenging, nonstandard pro- bility problems. My own experience, both in learning and in teaching, is that challenging problems often help to develop, and to sharpen, our probabilistic intuition much better than plain-style deductions from abstract concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51823830335776,"sku":"NEW0387735119","price":76.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61nKiGmFD2L.jpg?v=1781203553","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/40-puzzles-and-problems-in-probability-and-mathematical-statistics-problem-books-in-mathematics-0387735119","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}