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Edwards, Robert V.

Processing random data : statistics for engineers and scientists / Robert V. Edwards. - New Jersey ; London : World Scientific, c2006. - xi, 140 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

CONTENTS

1 Random variables

1.1 Basic Concepts
1.2 Expected values
1.3 Probability distribution Functions
1.4 The expected Value process
etc

2 Measurements of Samples of Random Numbers

2.1 Variance of the measures mean
2.2 Estimate of the variance
2.3 Variance of the measured variance
etc

3 Time series-Random variables that are functions of time

3.1 Averages
3.2 The Autocovariance and autocorrelation function
3.3 The power spectrum of a random signal
3.4 Processing time series by computer
etc

4 Parameter Estimation

4.1 Motivation
4.2 Maximum likelihood estimation
4.3 Residuals
4.4 Parameter error estimates
etc

5 Random Sampling

5.1 Basic Concepts of random sampling
5.2 Independent Sampling
5.3 Sample and hold Autocorrelation and spectrum
5.4 Non-Independent sampling
5.5 Photon detection


Includes bibliographical references : p. 137 . _ Index : p. 139-140

ISBN: 9812568344 9789812568342

LCCN: 2006284393

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Engineering
Science

Dewey Class. No.: 620.0072 / EDW