An Introduction To Stochastic Modeling

An Introduction

To Stochastic

Modeling

Howard M.Taylor Samuel Karlin

An Introduction to Stochastic Modeling

Third Edition

An Introduction to Stochastic Modeling

Third Edition

Howard M. Taylor

Statistical Consultant Onancock, Vi ginia

Samuel Karlin

Department of Mathematics Stanford University Stanford, California

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Taylor, Howard M. An introduction to stochastic modeling / Howard M. Taylor, Samuel

Karlin. - 3rd ed.

p. cm.

- Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-12-684887-8 ISBN-10: 0-12-684887-4 1. Stochastic processes. I. Karlin, Samuel. II. Title. QA274.T35 1998 003'.76--dc2l

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