
Contents
Preface xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Probability and Statistics Ove rview 3
2.1 Probability and Probability Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.1 Joint Probability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1.2 Conditional Probability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 Random Variables and Their Associated Distribution Func-
tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2.1 Cumulative Distribution Function . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2.2 Probability Mass Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2.3 Probability Density Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2.4 Equivalence of Two Random Variables . . .