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020 _a9780792340874 (HB)
041 _aeng
080 _a519.216
_bBOSQ
100 _aBosq, Denis
245 _aA Course in Stochastic Processes
_b: Stochastic Models and Statistical Inference
260 _bSpringer
_c1996
_aDordrecht
300 _ax, 351p.
440 _aTheory and decision library
490 _aSeries B: Mathematical and statistical methods
_v34
504 _aIncludes Bibliography (313-314) and Index
505 _a1 Basic Probability Background 2 Modeling Random Phenomena 3 Discrete - Time Markov Chains 4 Poisson Processes 5 Continuous - Time Markov Chains 6 Random Walks 7 Renewal Theory 8 Queueing Theory 9 Stationary Processes 10 ARMA model 11 Discrete-Time Martingales 12 Brownian Motion and Diffusion Processes 13 Statistics for Poisson Processes 14 Statistics of Discrete-Time Stationary Processes 15 Statistics of Diffusion Processes
520 _aThis text is an Elementary Introduction to Stochastic Processes in discrete and continuous time with an initiation of the statistical inference. The material is standard and classical for a first course in Stochastic Processes at the senior/graduate level (lessons 1-12). To provide students with a view of statistics of stochastic processes, three lessons (13-15) were added. These lessons can be either optional or serve as an introduction to statistical inference with dependent observations. Several points of this text need to be elaborated, (1) The pedagogy is somewhat obvious. Since this text is designed for a one semester course, each lesson can be covered in one week or so. Having in mind a mixed audience of students from different departments (Math­ ematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, etc.) we have presented the material in each lesson in the most simple way, with emphasis on moti­ vation of concepts, aspects of applications and computational procedures. Basically, we try to explain to beginners questions such as "What is the topic in this lesson?" "Why this topic?", "How to study this topic math­ ematically?". The exercises at the end of each lesson will deepen the stu­dents' understanding of the material, and test their ability to carry out basic computations. Exercises with an asterisk are optional (difficult) and might not be suitable for homework, but should provide food for thought
650 _aDistribution
650 _aMathematical statistics
650 _aProbability
690 _aMathematics
700 _aNguyen, Hung T.
942 _cBK
999 _c60552
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