Probability

by j-pitman

Book by Pitman, Jim

Genres: Mathematics, Textbooks, Reference, Nonfiction

587 pages, Hardcover

First published November 30, 1986

Reviews

[William Schram]

As the title suggests this book is about Probability. It shows how to calculate probabilities and how to calculate density functions and other things. I especially like how it explains the symbols to the uninitiated.

[Dylan]

Pitman has a bizarre aversion to calculus, so a lot of times he attempts to do these problems without integration, making things much more challenging. However, the book is a decent reference, very easy to read, and has an array of different problems to try out.

[Linkshander]

Honestly not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. The concepts are well-explained and intuitive but it lacks the depth of newer textbooks. It falls somewhere in between an introduction and an intermediate probability textbook.

[Alex]

pretty messy, just a bunch of exercises really (the exercises are good though)