This text is designed for a one-semester course on Probability and
Statistics. The exposition unfolds systematically from an introductory
chapter to such topics as random variables and vectors, stochastic
processes, estimation, testing and regression. The topics are well
chosen and the presentation is enriched by many examples from real life.
Following every chapter, the reader will find many original, solved and
unsolved problems and hundreds of multiple choice questions, enabling
those unfamiliar with the topics to master them. Additionally appealing
are the interesting historical notes on the mathematicians mentioned
throughout and a useful bibliography. A distinguishing character of the
book is its thorough and succinct handling of the varied topics.