TAILIEUCHUNG - AN INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS

The first edition of this text was published in 1981. Each subsequent revision since then has undergone more than a few changes. Topics have been added, com- puter software and simulations introduced, and examples redone. What has not changed over the years is our pedagogical focus. As the title indicates, this book is an introduction to mathematical statistics and its applications. Those last three words are not an afterthought. We continue to believe that mathematical statistics is best learned and most effectively motivated when presented against a back- drop of real-world examples and all the issues that those examples necessarily raise | An Introduction to MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS and Its Applications FIFTH EDITION RICHARD J. LARSEN MORRIS An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications Fifth Edition Richard J. Larsen Vanderbilt University Morris L. Marx University of West Florida Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montréal Toronto Delhi Mexico City São Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editor in Chief Deirdre Lynch Acquisitions Editor Christopher Cummings Associate Editor Christina Lepre Assistant Editor Dana Jones Senior Managing Editor Karen Wernholm Associate Managing Editor Tamela Ambush Senior Production Project Manager Peggy McMahon Senior Design Supervisor Andrea Nix Cover Design Beth Paquin Interior Design Tamara Newnam Marketing Manager Alex Gay Marketing Assistant Kathleen DeChavez Senior Author Support Technology Specialist Joe Vetere Manufacturing Manager Evelyn Beaton Senior Manufacturing Buyer Carol Melville Production Coordination Technical Illustrations and Composition Integra Software Services Inc. Cover Photo Jason Reed Getty Images Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and Pearson was aware of a trademark claim the designations have been printed in initial caps or all caps. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Larsen Richard J. An introduction to mathematical statistics and its applications Richard J. Larsen Morris L. Marx. 5th ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-321-69394-5 1. Mathematical statistics Textbooks. I. Marx Morris L. II. Title. 2012 dc22 2010001387 Copyright 2012 2006 2001 1986 and 1981 by Pearson Education Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or

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