Peter Zörnig - Böcker

This accessible and easy-to-read book provides many examples to illustrate diverse topics in probability and statistics, from initial concepts up to advanced calculations. Special attention is devoted e.g. to independency of events, inequalities in probability and functions of random variables. The book is directed to students of mathematics, statistics, engineering, and other quantitative sciences, in particular to readers who need or want to learn by self-study. The author is convinced that sophisticated examples are more useful for the student than a lengthy formalism treating the greatest possible generality. Contents:Mathematics revisionIntroduction to probabilityFinite sample spacesConditional probability and independenceOne-dimensional random variablesFunctions of random variablesBi-dimensional random variablesCharacteristics of random variablesDiscrete probability modelsContinuous probability modelsGenerating functions in probabilitySums of many random variablesSamples and sampling distributionsEstimation of parametersHypothesis tests

The idea of the book is to present a text that is useful for both students of quantitative sciences and practitioners who work with univariate or multivariate probabilistic models. Since the text should also be suitable for self-study, excessive formalism is avoided though mathematical rigor is retained. A deeper insight into the topics is provided by detailed examples and illustrations. The book covers the standard content of a course in probability and statistics. However, the second edition includes two new chapters about distribution theory and exploratory data analysis. The first-mentioned chapter certainly goes beyond the standard material. It is presented to reflect the growing practical importance of developing new distributions. The second new chapter studies intensively one- and bidimensional concepts like assymetry, kurtosis, correlation and determination coefficients. In particular, examples are intended to enable the reader to take a critical look at the appropriateness of the geometrically motivated concepts.

Many problems in economics can be formulated as linearly constrained mathematical optimization problems, where the feasible solution set X represents a convex polyhedral set. In practice, the set X frequently contains degenerate verti- ces, yielding diverse problems in the determination of an optimal solution as well as in postoptimal analysis.The so- called degeneracy graphs represent a useful tool for des- cribing and solving degeneracy problems. The study of dege- neracy graphs opens a new field of research with many theo- retical aspects and practical applications. The present pu- blication pursues two aims. On the one hand the theory of degeneracy graphs is developed generally, which will serve as a basis for further applications. On the other hand dege- neracy graphs will be used to explain simplex cycling, i.e. necessary and sufficient conditions for cycling will be de- rived.

Die "Wirtschaftsmathematik" ist eine Zusammenfassung der in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften gemeinhin benötigten mathematischen Kenntnisse. Band 2, Analysis I, dient der Wiederholung/Vertiefung des gymnasialen Oberstufenstoffes. Hier wird der Funktionsbegriff, werden Folgen und Reihen, die Differentialrechnung und die Integralrechnung von Funktionen einer Variablen eingeführt. Ziel der behandelten Mathematik ist die Erarbeitung wichtiger Werkzeuge zur ökonomischen Analyse: ökonomische Funktionen, Renten- und Zinseszinsrechnung, Untersuchungen über Kosten- oder Ertragsänderungen, Aggregation von Geldströmen etc. Die fernstudienerfahrenen Autoren haben den Stoff so aufbereitet, daß das Buch für das Selbststudium besonders geeignet ist.