{"product_id":"how-to-gamble-if-you-must-inequalities-for-stochastic-processes-paperback","title":"How to Gamble If You Must: Inequalities for Stochastic Processes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLester E. Dubins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeonard J. Savage\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Sudderth\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Statistical Association \u003c\/i\u003eupon 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. \u003cbr\u003eFollowing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Statistical Association \u003c\/i\u003eupon 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. \u003cbr\u003eFollowing 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.\u003cbr\u003eDover (2014) revised and updated republication of the 1976 Dover edition entitled \u003ci\u003eInequalities for Stochastic Processes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSee every Dover book in print at\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.doverpublications.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLester 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Foundation of Statistics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWilliam 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756244697376,"sku":"9780486780641","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e6c0d0318afc928a09e3047869db8f65.webp?v=1780077402","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-gamble-if-you-must-inequalities-for-stochastic-processes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}