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CONTENTS

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts 1
CHAPTER 2 Sample Spaces 22
CHAPTER 3 The Addition Rules 43
CHAPTER 4 The Multiplication Rules 56
CHAPTER 5 Odds and Expectation 77
CHAPTER 6 The Counting Rules 94
CHAPTER 7 The Binomial Distribution 114
CHAPTER 8 Other Probability Distributions 131
CHAPTER 9 The Normal Distribution 147
CHAPTER 10 Simulation 177
CHAPTER 11 Game Theory 187
CHAPTER 12 Actuarial Science 210

Final Exam 229

Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam 244

Appendix: Bayes’ Theorem 249

Index 255

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