Probability and Statistics by Example: Volume 1, Basic Probability and Statistics Hardback - Tapa dura

"All the ingredients that contribute to making a good lecture are in the book: well-explained theory, interesting examples, and funny jokes and amusing stories about famous probabilists and statisticians. The authors also give rhythm to the flow of the subjects, making the volume a very pleasant book to read."
Mathematical Reviews

"...authors claim that this book simplifies life for test-taking students by offering them a wealth of exercises along with complete solutions. Highly recommended."
Choice

"Well put together, well written and containing a regular joke to relax the mind, this book is an excellent text for courses in probability and statistics designed for the reasonably mathematically sophisticated."
Charles Ashbacher

Mark Kelbert is a Reader in Statistics in the Department of Mathematics at Swansea University. For many years he has also been associated with the Moscow Institute of Information Transmission Problems and the International Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics (Moscow).