Synopses & Reviews
This classic of advanced statistics is geared toward graduate-level readers and uses the concepts of gambling to develop important ideas in probability theory. The authors have distilled the essence of many years' research into a dozen concise chapters. "Strongly recommended" by the Journal of the American Statistical Association upon its initial publication, this revised and updated edition features contributions from two well-known statisticians that include a new Preface, updated references, and findings from recent research.
Following an introductory chapter, the book formulates the gambler's problem and discusses gambling strategies. Succeeding chapters explore the properties associated with casinos and certain measures of subfairness. Concluding chapters relate the scope of the gambler's problems to more general mathematical ideas, including dynamic programming, Bayesian statistics, and stochastic processes.
Dover (2014) revised and updated republication of the 1976 Dover edition entitled Inequalities for Stochastic Processes.
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Synopsis
Revised and updated edition of the classic of advanced statistics. Uses concepts of gambling to develop important ideas in probability theory. "Strongly recommended." — Journal of the American Statistical Association. 2014 edition.
Synopsis
This classic of advanced statistics is geared toward graduate-level readers and uses the concepts of gambling to develop important ideas in probability theory. Revised and updated, it features contributions from two well-known statisticians, including a new Introduction, updated references, and findings from recent research. "Strongly recommended." — Journal of the American Statistical Association. 2014 edition.
Synopsis
Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, ranks among the twentieth century's great masters of supernatural and science fiction. An outstanding dramatist whose supernatural plays anticipated the theater of the absurd, Dunsany was also a virtuoso writer of short stories and essays. This selection presents the finest of his works, gathered from long-out-of-print sources.
Contents include the famous "Three Sailors' Gambit," possibly the best chess story ever written; the remarkable trilogy about Nuth and the Gnoles, Thangobrind the Jeweller, and the Gibbelins; exploits of the Gods, including both "The Gods of Pengana" and adventures from other books; and favorite adventures of Jorkens, prince of liars. Dunsany's spellbinding tales are complemented by the remarkable visions of Sidney H. Sime, whose delicate illustrations form an indispensable complement to the stories. 2014 edition.
About the Author
Lester E. Dubins (1920-2010) was Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1962 to 2004.Leonard J. Savage (1917-1971) was a mathematician and statistician who taught at several universities, including Princeton, Yale, and Columbia. His other Dover book is
The Foundation of Statistics.William Sudderth is a Professor in the School of Statistics at the University of Minnesota.David Gilat is a Professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Tel Aviv University.