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Related Resources

Probability Links

Problem Solutions: Solutions to problems in the textbook (PDF - 1.2 MB)

MathPages: Probability and Statistics: A sampling of classic problems in probability and statistics.

MATLAB® Probability Tutorial: MATLAB® programs dealing mostly with random variables (PDF)

The Applied Probability Trust: The home page for the non-profit foundation that publishes the Journal of Applied Probability and Advances in Applied Probability.

The Layman's Guide to Probability Theory: An easily readable guide that covers various aspects of probability theory, with a bias to gambling games.

Math for Morons Like Us - Algebra II: Probability: A brief tutorial, focusing mainly on the topic of counting.

Common Probability Distributions: A Compendium which covers numbers of useful distributions for modeling of random data.

Al Drake's Book

Table of Contents (PDF)

Chapter 1 (PDF - 2.6 MB)

Chapter 2 (PDF - 2.3 MB)

Chapter 3 (PDF - 1.5 MB)

Chapter 4 (PDF - 2.5 MB)

Chapter 5 (PDF - 2.8 MB)

Chapter 6 (PDF - 1.7 MB)

Chapter 7 (PDF - 2.1 MB)

Appendix (PDF)