Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes for Engineers , 4/e (IE-Paperback)
暫譯: 工程師的機率、統計與隨機過程（第4版）

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1 Introduction to Probability

• 1.1 Introduction: Why Study Probability?
• 1.2 The Different Kinds of Probability
• 1.3 Misuses, Miscalculations, and Paradoxes in Probability
• 1.4 Sets, Fields, and Events
• 1.5 Axiomatic Definition of Probability
• 1.6 Joint, Conditional, and Total Probabilities; Independence
• 1.7 Bayes’ Theorem and Applications
• 1.8 Combinatorics 38
• 1.9 Bernoulli Trials–Binomial and Multinomial Probability Laws
• 1.10 Asymptotic Behavior of the Binomial Law: The Poisson Law
• 1.11 Normal Approximation to the Binomial Law

2 Random Variables

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Definition of a Random Variable
• 2.3 Cumulative Distribution Function
• 2.4 Probability Density Function (pdf)
• 2.5 Continuous, Discrete, and Mixed Random Variables
• 2.6 Conditional and Joint Distributions and Densities
• 2.7 Failure Rates

3 Functions of Random Variables

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Solving Problems of the Type Y = g(X)
• 3.3 Solving Problems of the Type Z = g(X, Y )
• 3.4 Solving Problems of the Type V = g(X, Y ), W = h(X, Y )
• 3.5 Additional Examples

4 Expectation and Moments

• 4.1 Expected Value of a Random Variable
• 4.2 Conditional Expectations
• 4.3 Moments of Random Variables
• 4.4 Chebyshev and Schwarz Inequalities
• 4.5 Moment-Generating Functions
• 4.6 Chernoff Bound
• 4.7 Characteristic Functions
• 4.8 Additional Examples

5 Random Vectors

• 5.1 Joint Distribution and Densities
• 5.2 Multiple Transformation of Random Variables
• 5.3 Ordered Random Variables
• 5.4 Expectation Vectors and Covariance Matrices
• 5.5 Properties of Covariance Matrices
• 5.6 The Multidimensional Gaussian (Normal) Law
• 5.7 Characteristic Functions of Random Vectors

6 Statistics: Part 1 Parameter Estimation

• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Estimators
• 6.3 Estimation of the Mean
• 6.4 Estimation of the Variance and Covariance
• 6.5 Simultaneous Estimation of Mean and Variance
• 6.6 Estimation of Non-Gaussian Parameters from Large Samples
• 6.7 Maximum Likelihood Estimators
• 6.8 Ordering, more on Percentiles, Parametric Versus Nonparametric Statistics
• 6.9 Estimation of Vector Means and Covariance Matrices
• 6.10 Linear Estimation of Vector Parameters

7 Statistics: Part 2 Hypothesis Testing

• 7.1 Bayesian Decision Theory
• 7.2 Likelihood Ratio Test
• 7.3 Composite Hypotheses
• 7.4 Goodness of Fit
• 7.5 Ordering, Percentiles, and Rank

8 Random Sequences

• 8.1 Basic Concepts
• 8.2 Basic Principles of Discrete-Time Linear Systems
• 8.3 Random Sequences and Linear Systems
• 8.4 WSS Random Sequences
• 8.5 Markov Random Sequences
• 8.6 Vector Random Sequences and State Equations
• 8.7 Convergence of Random Sequences
• 8.8 Laws of Large Numbers

9 Random Processes

• 9.1 Basic Definitions
• 9.2 Some Important Random Processes
• 9.3 Continuous-Time Linear Systems with Random Inputs
• 9.4 Some Useful Classifications of Random Processes
• 9.5 Wide-Sense Stationary Processes and LSI Systems
• 9.6 Periodic and Cyclostationary Processes
• 9.7 Vector Processes and State Equations

Appendix A Review of Relevant Mathematics

• A.1 Basic Mathematics
• A.2 Continuous Mathematics
• A.3 Residue Method for Inverse Fourier Transformation
• A.4 Mathematical Induction

Appendix B Gamma and Delta Functions

• B.1 Gamma Function
• B.2 Incomplete Gamma Function
• B.3 Dirac Delta Function

Appendix C Functional Transformations and Jacobians

• C.1 Introduction
• C.2 Jacobians for n = 2
• C.3 Jacobian for General n

Appendix D Measure and Probability

• D.1 Introduction and Basic Ideas
• D.2 Application of Measure Theory to Probability

Appendix E Sampled Analog Waveforms and Discrete-time Signals

Appendix F Independence of Sample Mean and Variance for Normal Random Variables

Appendix G Tables of Cumulative Distribution Functions: the Normal, Student t, Chi-square, and F

Index