An Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes
These notes were written as a result of my having taught a "nonmeasure theoretic" course in probability and stochastic processes a few times at the Weizmann Institute in Israel. I have tried to follow two principles. The first is to prove things "probabil
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 An Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes With 19 Illustrations
 
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 Marc A. Berger School of Mathematics Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0269 USA
 
 Editorial Board
 
 Stephen Fienberg
 
 Ingram Olkin
 
 York University North York, Ontario N3J IP3 Canada
 
 Department of Statistics Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 USA
 
 Cover illustration: A zoom-in view of a fractal dragon set. This image is generated from a 2-map iterated function system. (See color plate 11.)
 
 Mathematics Subject Classifications (1991): 60-01, 60E05, 60110, 60127, 60E1O, 60F05, 60F15, 60GI0,47A35 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Berger, Marc A., 1955An introduction to probability and stochastic processes / Marc A. Berger. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN·13:978-1-4612-7643-2 1. Probabilities. 2. Stochastic processes. I. Title. CA273.B48 1992 519.2-dc20 91-43019 Printed on acid-free paper.
 
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