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# Understanding Probability

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desertcart.com: Understanding Probability: 9781107658561: Tijms, Henk: Books

Review: Maybe my favorite textbook ever - At first, I thought I was unhappy with this book. There are several unusual things about it, like its small size, cartoon illustrations, historical anecdotes and sometimes quirky example problems. The early chapters were straightforward and simply written to the point of being boring. Sure enough though, as I worked my way through it, I kept flipping back to those chapters I'd deigned too simple and only skimmed. By the end, my familiarity with linear algebra was coming in handy, and calculus was almost essential. It was not too simple after all; rather, it simply communicated the fundamental principles of probability in a refreshingly fun and clear way. The difficulty ramps up toward the end, but the early chapters lay a solid foundation for the later chapters. Tijms takes his time on important topics like Bayesian and Markovian methods, but only touches on less useful methods, as a good textbook should. The small size ended up being another big plus--this textbook was easier to carry around than most. I would highly recommend this to undergraduates with any interest in probability and statistics, and to graduate students and professionals who aren't statisticians but who do need to use or at least understand probability and statistics in their work.
Review: Great book if you put in the effort! - Great book. Divided into two parts, with the latter part being more formal. The first part is "intuitive" and "light on math" only if you count being asked to derive the birthday problem's approximation formula as "light on math". Aside from misleading promises about the approachability of the first part (for instance, the author claims it could be tackled with only a high school mathematics background.... not likely), somebody who is willing to put in the effort will find an awesome introduction to an extremely counter-intuitive subject.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,538,063 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #148 in Stochastic Modeling #1,886 in Statistics (Books) #2,452 in Probability & Statistics (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (30) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 1.29 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | 3rd |
| ISBN-10  | 110765856X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1107658561 |
| Item Weight  | 2 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 574 pages |
| Publication date  | July 23, 2012 |
| Publisher  | Cambridge University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Maybe my favorite textbook ever
*by V***A on March 8, 2018*

At first, I thought I was unhappy with this book. There are several unusual things about it, like its small size, cartoon illustrations, historical anecdotes and sometimes quirky example problems. The early chapters were straightforward and simply written to the point of being boring. Sure enough though, as I worked my way through it, I kept flipping back to those chapters I'd deigned too simple and only skimmed. By the end, my familiarity with linear algebra was coming in handy, and calculus was almost essential. It was not too simple after all; rather, it simply communicated the fundamental principles of probability in a refreshingly fun and clear way. The difficulty ramps up toward the end, but the early chapters lay a solid foundation for the later chapters. Tijms takes his time on important topics like Bayesian and Markovian methods, but only touches on less useful methods, as a good textbook should. The small size ended up being another big plus--this textbook was easier to carry around than most. I would highly recommend this to undergraduates with any interest in probability and statistics, and to graduate students and professionals who aren't statisticians but who do need to use or at least understand probability and statistics in their work.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book if you put in the effort!
*by A***T on January 20, 2018*

Great book. Divided into two parts, with the latter part being more formal. The first part is "intuitive" and "light on math" only if you count being asked to derive the birthday problem's approximation formula as "light on math". Aside from misleading promises about the approachability of the first part (for instance, the author claims it could be tackled with only a high school mathematics background.... not likely), somebody who is willing to put in the effort will find an awesome introduction to an extremely counter-intuitive subject.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars
*by H***L on January 7, 2015*

Gave it as a gift... but looked okay.

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