Probability

Introduction to Probability and Statistics Using R

G. Jay Kerns First Edition

ii IP UR: Introduction to Probability and Statistics Using R S Copyright © 2010 G. Jay Kerns ISBN: 978-0-557-24979-4 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled “GNU Free Documentation License”. Date: July 28, 2010

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Preface List of Figures List of Tables 1 An Introduction to Probability and Statistics 1.1 Probability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 An Introduction to R 2.1 Downloading and Installing R . 2.2 Communicating with R . . . . . 2.3 Basic R Operations and Concepts 2.4 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 External Resources . . . . . . . 2.6 Other Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....