Measure Theory and Probability Theory (Springer Texts in Statistics)1 review Krishna B. Athreya, Soumen N. Lahiri Springer, 2006 Good Book But ... This is a good book. And the authors try to summary the measure theory and probability theory into one book. Benefit of doing this is easy to see relationship between the two theories more clearly than reading one for each topic. However, I should say that no book trying to do this job is ...             Probability Theory, an Analytic View4 reviews Daniel W. Stroock Cambridge University Press, 2000 basic probability but with a Stein twist,an analytical approach + You may have to soak this book up slowly + probability via analysis and Stein's Method + An excellent reference             An Intermediate Course in Probability3 reviews Allan Gut Springer, 1995 Excellent text + good intermediate level probability text + nicely written intermediate book I bought this text as a supplement to a university course in probability theory. The book is well written with good and relevant examples. I still haven't finished the text but I found that the coverage on items such as transformations, convergence, etc. is very good giving one a strong basis for ...             Foundations of the theory of probability. Second Enlish Edition A. N Kolmogorov Chelsea Pub. Co, 1956 Intended for anyone who wants a thorough understanding of modern statistics, this basic tract develops probability theory on a postulational basis. The book is intended for graduate students and research mathematicians.             Doctrine of Changes: A Method of Calculating the Probabilities of Events in Play (Cass Library of Science ... A. De Moivre Routledge, 1967 In the year 1716 Abraham de Moivre published his Doctrine of Chances, in which the subject of Mathematical Probability took several long strides forward. A few years later came his Treatise of Annuities. When the third (and final) edition of the Doctrine was published in 1756 it appeared in one volume together with a revised edition of the work on Annuities. It is this latter two-volumes-in-one ...             Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities6 reviews Jeffrey S. Rosenthal Joseph Henry Press, 2006 Easy for the layman to understand + Delightful perspective builder + This Book is a Good Bet + Odds Are... You'll Like It             A History of Probability and Statistics and Their Applications before 1750 (Wiley Series in Probability and ... Anders Hald Wiley-Interscience, 2003 Evoking the life and works of the great natural philosophers who contributed to the development of probability theory and statistics, this bestseller—now available in paperback--also describes the contemporaneous development and interaction of probability theory (and games of chance), statistics (particularly in astronomy and demography), and life insurance mathematics. To read and enjoy ...             Conned Again, Watson!: Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability13 reviews Colin Bruce Perseus Books Group, 2002 probability and statistics taught through the eyes of a detective + Enjoyable Holmesian Read + Sherlock Holmes stories on logic, maths & probability + Great for a math-phobe like me.             Introduction to Probability Models, Ninth Edition34 reviews Sheldon M. Ross Academic Press, 2006 New To This Edition Are Five New Sections + one of the best introduction to probability and stochastic processes ".....NEW TO THIS EDITION ARE FIVE NEW SECTIONS, and numerous new examples and exercises, many of which focus on strategies applicable in risk industries such as insurance or acturial work....." "Other Academic Press books by Sheldon Ross: Simulation 3/e, ISBN 0 12 598053 1. Probability Models ...             First Course in Probability, A (7th Edition)61 reviews Sheldon Ross Prentice Hall, 2005 Good book, appropriate for senior undergraduates or early graduate students. + Good introductory book but it can be quite challenging ... + perfect The book covers pretty much all the main topics in probability, at the end of every chapter there are 3 kinds of exercises: problems, theorical exercises and self test problems, at the end of the book it contains the answers to the problems and self-test exercises(just answers no procedures), it ...             Probability Theory1 review Alfred Renyi Dover Publications, 2007 Superb book Superb , complete textbook on probability ( between Grimmet and Resnick ) .. Contains themes usually not found in probabilty books ... I hope doverpublications.com will reprint it ...             An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Volume 214 reviews William Feller Wiley, 1971 Felled by Feller? + the most thought provoking probability book ever written + the benchmark + An excellent book, but .. + A Great Classical Book             The Pleasures of Probability (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics)4 reviews Richard Isaac Springer, 1996 nice intro to probability + very good book - fun for amateurs + delightful introduction to probability + Excellent introduction             Probability for Statisticians3 reviews Galen R. Shorack Springer, 2000 classical probability but aimed at statistical uses + Good Material - bad writing style. + classic probability with a slant toward stat applications Galen Shorack is a statistics professor at the University of Washington. He specializes in empirical processes and probability theory. He and Wellner wrote a mammoth treatise on empirical processes that was well received. This book is very well written. It covers the basics for a standard advanced ...             Introduction to Probability and Statistics from a Bayesian Viewpoint, Part 2, Inference D. V. Lindley Cambridge University Press, 1965 The two parts of this book treat probability and statistics as mathematical disciplines and with the same degree of rigour as is adopted for other branches of applied mathematics at the level of a British honours degree. They contain the minimum information about these subjects that any honours graduate in mathematics ought to know. They are written primarily for general mathematicians, rather ...             Probability, Statistics and Truth3 reviews Richard von Mises Dover Publications, 1981 Rare discussion by a statistician & easy to read + great frequentistic work I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the meaning of statistics. Statistics is based on probability theory, which in turn is dependent on a very specific definition of 'probability'. As such, statistical interpretation should always reflect this definition. This book clarifies the ...             Understanding Uncertainty3 reviews Dennis V. Lindley Wiley-Interscience, 2006 Simply brilliant + a delight + disbelief I started by reading the prologue, then the epilogue, and then I could not let go of this book any more: The thinking is razor sharp, the beauty of the writing breathtaking. Dennis Lindley has a phenomenal gift to explain complex concepts to a broad audience. The content is relevant to all of us ...             Probability and Finance: It's Only a Game!3 reviews Glenn Shafer, Vladimir Vovk Wiley-Interscience, 2001 three probability books in one! + probability for finance made interesting Glenn Shafer wrote a very thought provoking book on the mathematical theory of evidence many years ago. Vladimir Vovk was a student of Kolmogorov. At first I thought this would be a book that tries to replace the measure theoretic approach to probability with a game theory (gambling) approach and ...             Probability via Expectation (Springer Texts in Statistics)1 review Peter Whittle Springer, 2000 Terribly abstract I used this book as part of a course called "Probability and Statistics for Engineers." I'm an electrical engineer, and this course and book was supposed to introduce me to probability. This was probably the worst textbook for the course in all of my university undergraduate and graduate ...             A Course in Probability Theory Revised4 reviews Kai Lai Chung Academic Press, 2000 A well organized textbook + good graduate probability text + excellent text on probability + the best buy