2. Edition - November 2001
132.- Euro
2001. 848 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-471-33341-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-33341-8 - John Wiley & Sons








Short description
This book relates fundamental concepts in probability and statistics to the computer sciences. The author uses Markov chains and other statistical tools to illustrate processes such as reliability of computer systems and fault tolerance. This new, revised edition includes a new chapter on Stochastic Petri Nets.

From the contents
Introduction.

Discrete Random Variables.

Continuous Random Variables.

Expectation.

Conditional Distribution and Expectation.

Stochastic Processes.

Discrete-Time Markov Chains.

Continuous-Time Markov Chains.

Networks of Queues.

Statistical Inference.

Regression and Analysis of Variance.

Appendix A: Bibliography.

Appendix B: Properties of Distributions.

Appendix C: Statistical Tables.

Appendix D: Laplace Transforms.

Appendix E: Program Performance Analysis.