A student's guide to coding and information theory by Moser, Stefan M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Error-detecting codes -- Repetition and hamming codes -- Data compression: efficient coding of a random message -- Entropy and Shannon's source coding theorem -- Mutual information and channel capacity -- Approaching the Shannon limit by turbo coding -- Other aspects of coding theory.…”
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Theory of probability : a critical introductory treatment by De Finetti, Bruno

Table of Contents: “…Concerning certainty and uncertainty -- Prevision and probability -- Conditional prevision and probability -- The evaluation of probabilities -- Distributions -- A preliminary survey -- Random processes with independent increments -- An introduction to other types of -- Stochastic process -- Problems in higher dimensions -- Inductive reasoning; statistical inference -- Mathematical statistics.…”
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Human fertility : where faith and science meet. by Fehring, Richard J.

Table of Contents: “…The Oxford Conception Study Methods OverviewUsefulness of Electronic Hormonal Fertility Monitoring for Avoiding Pregnancy; Effectiveness of Various Aproaches to NFP & Beyond Scientific Choice of NFP Methodology; Different Methods for Different Needs: Perception, Behavior, and Effectiveness; A Randomized Control Trial of Teen STAR; The Role of Randomized Controlled Trials in NFP Studies; Introducing the Standard Days Method into Public-Sector Services in Pe.…”
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Human fertility : where faith and science meet. by Fehring, Richard J.

Table of Contents: “…The Oxford Conception Study Methods OverviewUsefulness of Electronic Hormonal Fertility Monitoring for Avoiding Pregnancy; Effectiveness of Various Aproaches to NFP & Beyond Scientific Choice of NFP Methodology; Different Methods for Different Needs: Perception, Behavior, and Effectiveness; A Randomized Control Trial of Teen STAR; The Role of Randomized Controlled Trials in NFP Studies; Introducing the Standard Days Method into Public-Sector Services in Pe.…”
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Structural glasses and supercooled liquids : theory, experiment, and applications

Table of Contents: “…Frontmatter -- Color Plates -- Supercooled Liquid Dynamics: Advances and Challenges / Ranko Richert -- The Random First-Order Transition Theory of Glasses: A Critical Assessment / Giulio Biroli, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud -- Dielectric Spectroscopy of Glassy Dynamics / P Lunkenheimer, M K̲hler, S Kastner, A Loidl -- Glasses and Replicas / Marc M̌zard, Giorgio Parisi -- Glassiness in Uniformly Frustrated Systems / M Dzero, J Schmalian, Peter G Wolynes -- Random First-Order Phase Transition Theory of the Structural Glass Transition / T R Kirkpatrick, D Thirumalai -- Fragile Glass Formers: Evidence for a New Paradigm, and a New Relation to Strong Liquids / C Austen Angell -- Dynamics in the Crossover Region of Supercooled Liquids / Biman Bagchi -- Glassy Dynamics of Proteins / Guo Chen, P W Fenimore, Hans Frauenfelder -- Theories of Structural Glass Dynamics: Mosaics, Jamming, and All That / Vassiliy Lubchenko, Peter G Wolynes -- Index.…”
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Adventures in mathematical physics : International Conference in honor of Jean-Michel Combes on Transport and Spectral Problems in Quantum Mechanics, September 4-6, 2006, Universit...

Table of Contents: “…""Generalized fractal dimensions on the negative axis for non compactly supported measures""""Localization for Schrödinger operators with random vector potentials""; ""Vibrational levels associated with hydrogen bonds and semiclassical Hamiltonian normal forms""; ""On the strict positivity of entropy production""; ""Uniqueness results for transient dynamics of quantum systems""; ""Heat kernels on metric graphs and a trace formula""; ""On a random matrix model of quantum relaxation""; ""Revivals of wave packets and Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization rules""…”
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Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…; ""Methodological Issues""; ""Resources and Aspirations""; ""OUTCOME EVALUATION: DOES THE CAMPAIGN MAKE A DIFFERENCE?""; ""Randomized Experiments""…”
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Nutrient Adequacy : Assessment Using Food Consumption Surveys. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""Vitamin B12""""Vitamin C""; ""Folacin""; ""IMPACT OF SYSTEMATIC BIAS""; ""8 Modeling of Sources of Variability and Biases ""; ""VARIABILITY DUE TO SAMPLING OF RESPONDENTS""; ""RANDOM VARIABILITY IN FOODS CONSUMED""; ""VARIABILITY IN FOOD COMPOSITION DATA""; ""EFFECT OF RANDOM STATISTICAL ERROR ON ESTIMATION OF PREVALENCE""; ""IMPACT OF RANDOM UNDER-AND OVERREPORTING""; ""9 Conclusions and Recommendations ""; ""ANALYSIS OF DIETARY ADEQUACY""; ""STUDY DESIGN""; ""SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS""; ""IMPROVEMENT OF THE FOOD COMPOSITION DATA BASE""…”
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Theoretical and empirical analysis of common factors in a term structure model by Huang, Ting-Ting

Table of Contents: “…Introductory note; contents; list of tables; list of figures; 1. introduction; 2. common factors of random variables; 3. common factors of stochastic processes; 4. modelling the us treasury bonds; 5. the independency of the first two common factors; 6. conclusion; references.…”
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Absolute continuity under time shift of trajectories and related stochastic calculus by Löbus, Jörg-Uwe

Table of Contents: “…Introduction, Basic Objects, and Main Result -- Flows and Logarithmic Derivative Relative to X under Orthogonal Projection -- The Density Formula -- Partial Integration -- Relative Compactness of Particle Systems -- Appendix A: Basic Malliavin Calculus for Brownian Motion with Random Initial Data -- References -- Index.…”
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The eighteenth-century novel and the secularization of ethics by Stewart, Carol (Carol Ann)

Table of Contents: “…Secularizing ethics: from Pamela to Tom Jones -- Opposition and persuasion: from Roderick Random to Humphry Clinker -- Rewriting ethics: David Simple, The female Quixote and Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph -- Tristram Shandy: Latitudinarianism and liberty -- Hurtful insignificance: the novel in the later eighteenth century.…”
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Between self and society : inner worlds and outer limits in the British psychological novel by Rodden, John

Table of Contents: “…Smollett's Roderick Random : in love with Narcissa -- Godwin's Caleb Williams : "A half-told and mangled tale" -- Hardy's The mayor of Casterbridge : the infernal triangle -- Ford's The good soldier : movements of the heart -- Lewis's Tarr : portraits of the failed artist -- Lawrence's Women in love : the role of miss "Dawington."…”
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Understanding Probability. by Tijms, Henk

Table of Contents: “…Petersburg paradox; 2.6 Roulette and the law of large numbers; 2.7 Kelly betting system; 2.7.1 Long-run rate of return; 2.7.2 Fractional Kelly; 2.7.3 Derivation of the growth rate; 2.8 Random-number generator; 2.8.1 Pitfalls encountered in randomizing; 2.8.2 The card shuffle; 2.9 Simulating from probability distributions; 2.9.1 Simulating from an interval; 2.9.2 Simulating from integers; 2.9.3 Simulating from a discrete distribution; 2.9.4 Random permutation; 2.9.5 Simulating a random subset of integers.…”
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Armenia : Portraits of Survival and Hope. by Miller, Donald E.

Table of Contents: “…Massive destruction : the 1988 earthquake -- Random violence : pogroms in Azerbaijan -- Fighting for survival : the war of independence in Nagorno-Karabakh -- Surviving the winter : paying the price for independence -- We live with hope : reflections on conditions in Armenia -- Concluding reflections : the meaning of being human -- Epilogue : ten years after independence.…”
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Introductory statistics for engineering experimentation by Nelson, Peter R.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; Summarizing Data; Models for Experiment Outcomes; Models for the Random Error; Inference for a Single Population; Comparing Two Populations; One-Factor Multi-Sample Experiments; Experiments with Two Factors; Multi-Factor Experiments; Inference for Regression Models; Response Surface Methods; Appendices; References.…”
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Clinical epidemiology principles, methods, and applications for clinical research by Grobbee, D. E., Hoes, Arno W.

Table of Contents: “…Introdution to clinical epidemiology -- Diagnostic research -- Etiologic research -- Prognostic research -- Intervention research : intended effects -- Intervention research : unintended effects -- Design of data collection -- Cohort and cross-sectional studies -- Case-control studies -- Randomized trials -- Meta-analyses -- Clinical epidemiologic data analysis.…”
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Mixed Models : Theory and Applications with R. by Demidenko, Eugene

Table of Contents: “…2.2.4 Profile log-likelihood functions -- 2.2.5 Dimension-reduction GLS estimate -- 2.2.6 Restricted maximum likelihood -- 2.2.7 Weight versus height (continued) -- 2.3 Balanced random-coefficient model -- 2.4 LME model with random intercepts -- 2.4.1 Balanced random-intercept model -- 2.4.2 How random effect affects the variance of MLE -- 2.5 Criterion for MLE existence -- 2.6 Criterion for the positive definiteness of matrix D -- 2.6.1 Example of an invalid LME model -- 2.7 Pre-estimation bounds for variance parameters -- 2.8 Maximization algorithms…”
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Further improvements in the Boolean domain

Table of Contents: “…Expected Number of Balanced Columns in Random Binary Matrices; 1.2.7. Found Results; 1.3. …”
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Delayed and Network Queues by Haghighi, Aliakbar Montazer

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Preliminaries -- 1.1 Basics of Probability -- 1.1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.2 Conditional Probability -- 1.2 Discrete Random Variables and Distributions -- 1.3 Discrete Moments -- 1.4 Continuous Random Variables, Density, and Cumulative Distribution Functions -- 1.5 Continuous Random Vector -- 1.6 Functions of Random Variables -- 1.7 Continuous Moments -- 1.8 Difference Equations -- 1.8.1 Introduction -- 1.8.2 Basic Definitions and Properties…”
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Weak Convergence of Stochastic Processes : With Applications to Statistical Limit Theorems. by Mandrekar, Vidyadhar S.

Table of Contents: “…Central limit theorems for dependent random variables ; 6. Empirical process.…”
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Equilibrium States on Thin Energy Shells. by Thompson, Richard L.

Table of Contents: “…Time Evolution in a Lattice Gas -- 2. Markov Random Fields -- 3. Macroscopic Limits -- Appendix -- Open Questions -- Bibliography.…”
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Polymer crystallization I : from chain microstructure to processing

Table of Contents: “…Crystallization of Statistical Copolymers -- A molecular view of properties of random copolymers of propene -- Crystallization of Cyclic Polymers -- Crystallization of Precision Ethylene Copolymers -- Supramolecular Crystals and Crystallization -- Self-nucleation of crystalline phases within homopolymers, polymer blends, copolymers and nanocomposites -- Crystal nucleation of polymers at high supercooling of the melt.…”
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More secondary starters and plenaries : ready-to-use activities for teaching any subject by Gershon, Mike

Table of Contents: “…; Exam questions; Neighbours; Random feedback.…”
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Stochastic models : Seventh Symposium on Probability and Stochastic Processes, June 23-28, 2002, Mexico City, Mexico

Table of Contents: “…""Closeness Estimates for Sums of Independent Random Variables""""An Example of Infinite Dimensional Quasiâ€?…”
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Wave Propagation, Scattering And Emission In Complex Media. by Jin, Ya-Qiu

Table of Contents: “…Polarimetric Scattering and SAR Imagery; II. Scattering from Randomly Rough Surfaces; III. Electromagnetics of Complex Materials; IV. …”
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A study guide to epidemiology and biostatistics by Hebel, J. Richard (John Richard), 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Investigation of an epidemic -- Measures of mortality -- Incidence and prevalence -- Measures of risk -- Biological variability -- Probability -- Screening -- Sampling -- Statistical significance -- Correlation -- Multiple regression -- Case-control (retrospective) studies -- Cohort (prospective) studies -- Randomized clinical trials -- Survival analysis -- Association and causation -- Keys to understanding articles on epidemiologic studies.…”
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Introduction to Auction Theory. by Menezes, Flavio

Table of Contents: “…; ""8.1 Distribution Hypotheses in Auction Theory""; ""A: Probability""; ""A.1 Probability Spaces""; ""A.2 Uncountable Sample Space Case""; ""A.3 Random Variables""; ""A.4 Random Vectors and their Distribution""; ""A.5 Independence of Random Variables""; ""A.6 The Distribution of the Maximum of Independent Random Variables""; ""A.7 The Distribution of the Second Highest Value""; ""A.8 Mean Value of Random Variables""; ""A.9 Conditional Probability""; ""B: Differential Equations""…”
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Hands-On Data Analysis with Scala : Perform Data Collection, Processing, Manipulation, and Visualization with Scala. by Gupta, Rajesh

Table of Contents: “…Box plotHistogram; Bubble chart; Summary; Chapter 5: Applying Statistics and Hypothesis Testing; Basics of statistics; Summary level statistics; Correlation statistics; Vector level statistics; Random data generation; Pseudorandom numbers; Random numbers with normal distribution; Random numbers with Poisson distribution; Hypothesis testing; Summary; Section 2: Advanced Data Analysis and Machine Learning; Chapter 6: Introduction to Spark for Distributed Data Analysis; Spark setup and overview; Spark core concepts; Spark Datasets and DataFrames; Sourcing data using Spark; Parquet file format…”
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Mastering SFML game development : create complex and visually stunning games using all the advanced features available in SFML development by Pupius, Raimondas

Table of Contents: “…Use of copyrighted resourcesParticle system basics; Array of structs versus struct of arrays; Storing particles; Particle system architecture; The generator; The emitter; Implementing emitter; The updater; Force applicators; Building the particle system class; Implementing the particle system; Creating updaters; Spatial updater; Drawable updater; Lifespan updater; Interpolator; Force updater; Collision updater; Particle generators; Point position; Area position; Line position; Particle properties; Random color; Color range; Random lifespan; Random size; Random velocity; Rotation range.…”
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Digital Communications with Emphasis on Data Modems : Theory, Analysis, Design, Simulation, Testing, and Applications. by Middlestead, Richard W.

Table of Contents: “…1.5.2 Definitions and Fundamental Relationships for Continuous Random Variables1.5.3 Definitions and Fundamental Relationships for Discrete Random Variables; 1.5.4 Functions of Random Variables; 1.5.5 Probability Density Functions; 1.5.6 The Characteristic Function; 1.5.7 Relationships between Distributions; 1.5.8 Order Statistics; 1.5.9 Properties of Correlation Functions; 1.6 Random Processes ; 1.6.1 Stochastic Processes; 1.6.2 Narrowband Gaussian Noise; 1.7 The Matched Filter ; 1.7.1 Example Application of Matched Filtering; 1.7.2 Equivalence between Matched Filtering and Correlation.…”
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Probability, Finance and Insurance : Proceedings of a Workshop. by Lai, T. L.

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Statistical mechanics : entropy, order parameters, and complexity by Sethna, James P.

Table of Contents: “…What is statistical mechanics? -- Random walks with emergent properties. -- Temperature and equilibrium. -- Phase-space dynamics and ergodicity. -- Entropy. -- Free energies. -- Quantum statistical mechanics. -- Calculation and computation. -- Order parameters, broken symmetry, and topology. -- Correlations, response, and dissipation. -- Abrupt phase transitions. -- Continuous phase transitions. -- Appendix: Fourier methods.…”
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Using the Weibull distribution : reliability, modeling, and inference by McCool, John, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Probability -- Discrete and continuous random variables -- Properties of the Weibull distribution -- Weibull probability models -- Estimation in single samples -- Sample size selection, hypothesis testing, and goodness of fit -- The program Pivotal.exe -- Inference from multiple samples -- Weibull regression -- The three-parameter Weibull distribution -- Factorial experiments with Weibull response.…”
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Ray and wave chaos in ocean acoustics : chaos in waveguides

Table of Contents: “…Ray and wave propagation -- Ray chaos -- Wave chaos -- Chaotic phenomena in random environment -- Glossary of some concepts and notations in Hamiltonian chaos theory -- App. …”
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In the wake of chaos : unpredictable order in dynamical systems by Kellert, Stephen H.

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Free Will As An Open Scientific Problem.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Formulating the problem of free will -- The old formulation of the problem of free will -- Compatibilism and the rejection of an intermediate formulation of the problem of free will -- The final (or a new-and-improved) formulation of the problem of free will -- Some remarks on libertarianism -- Synopsis of the book -- Why the compatibilism issue and the conceptual-analysis issue are metaphysically irrelevant -- What determines whether an answer to the what-is-free-will question is correct -- Why the what-is-free-will question is irrelevant to the do-we-have-free-will -- Question, assuming the OL view is correct -- Why the what-is-free-will question is irrelevant to the do-we-have-free-will -- Question, even if the OL view isn't correct -- The which-kinds-of-freedom-do-we-have question -- The coherence question -- The moral responsibility question (and the issue of what's worth wanting) -- Generalizing the argument -- Why the compatibilism question reduces to the what-is-free-will question -- Where we stand and where we're going next -- An aside : some remarks on the what-is-free-will question, the compatibilism question, and the moral responsibility question -- The what-is-free-will question and the compatibilism question -- The moral responsibility question -- Why the libertarian question reduces to the issue of indeterminacy -- Preliminaries -- Torn decisions -- Indeterminacy -- Appropriate non-randomness -- The argument -- If our torn decisions are undetermined, then we author and control them -- The argument from token-token identity -- The argument from phenomenology -- Objections -- Why TDW-indeterminism increases or procures authorship and control -- Why this sort of L-freedom is worth wanting -- If our torn decisions are undetermined, then they are sufficiently rational to be L-free -- Plural authorship, control, and rationality non-torn decisions -- Where we stand -- Why there are no good arguments for or against determinism (or any other thesis that would establish or refute libertarianism)? …”
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Expert Judgment in Project Management. by Szwed, Paul S.

Table of Contents: “…Population; 3.4.2. Sample Randomness; 3.4.3. Sample Size; 3.4.4. Self-Reported Data; 3.4.5. …”
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Spectral theory of Schrödinger operators

Table of Contents: “…Brasche -- Integrated density of states and Wegner estimates for random Schrödinger operators / Ivan Veselić -- Singular and supersingular perturbations / P. …”
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Why you must know this man : the life and times of Amit Dutta Gupta

Table of Contents: “…Amit-The Leader and Mentor ; Khorkaai and Childhood ; Festivities ; Interests ; Unforgettable People ; Love for Nature ; Random Musings; Metamorphosis ; About the Editors.…”
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Irreverence : a Strategy for Therapists' Survival. by Cecchin, Gianfranco

Table of Contents: “…COVER; CONTENTS; EDITORS' FOREWORD; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE: The idea of irreverence; CHAPTER TWO: Irreverence and violence; CHAPTER THREE: Irreverence in institutions: survival; CHAPTER FOUR: Suggestions for training; CHAPTER FIVE: Some considerations for research; CHAPTER SIX: Random closing meditations; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS.…”
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