Extreme-value distribution, 226,
type I, 228, 237
type II, 233, 237
type III, 234, 237
F a ilure rate, see H a za rd function
Fisher–Neyman factorization criterion, 275
F requency diagram, 248
F unction of random variables, 119, 137
moments, 134
probability distributions, 120
Gamma distribution, 212–215, 236
mean, 213, 236
variance, 213, 236
G aus–Markov theorem, 345
G a ussian dist ribution, see N ormal
distribution
Geometric distribution, 167, 184
mean, 168, 184
variance, 168, 184
Gumbel’s extreme value, 228
distribution, 228
H azard function, 218
H istogram, 248
cumulative, 327
Hypergeometric distribution, 167, 184
mean, 184
variance, 184
H ypothesis t esting, see Test of hypothesis
Independence, 19–20
mutua l, 18
Interarrival time, 215
Jacobian, 149
K olmogorov–Smirnov test, 327
Law of large numbers, 96
Least-square estimator, 354–355
covariance, 356
linear unbiased minimum variance, 344
mean, 355
variance, 355
Likelihood equation, 288
Likelihood function, 288
Linear regression, 335
multiple, 354
other models, 357
simple, 335
variance, 343
Lognormal distribution, 209–212, 236
mean, 211, 236
variance, 211, 236
MacLaurin series, 99
M arkovian property, 27
M arkov’s inequality, 115
M a ss function, see Probabilit y m a s s f u n ct io n
M aximum likelihood estimate, 288
M aximum likelihood estimator, 288–289
consistency, 289
efficiency, 289
invariance property, 290
Mean, 76–77
conditional, 84
Median, 76
M ode, 78
Moment, 76, 78
central, 79
joint, 87
joint central, 87
M oment estimat e, 278
Moment estimator (ME), 278–280
combined, 284
consistency, 279
Moment-generating function, 112, 117
Multinomial distribution, 172, 184
covariance, 173
mean, 173, 184
variance, 173, 184
Mutual exclusiveness, 13
Negative binomial distribution, 169, 184
mean, 171, 184
variance, 171, 184
Normal distribution, 107, 196–199, 236
bivariate, 111
characteristic function, 198
mean, 198, 236
multivariate, 205
standardized, 201
table, 369
variance, 198, 236
N ormal equation, 338
N uisance parameter, 284
Parameter estimation, 259
interval estimation, 294–295
maximum likelihood method, 287
moment method, 278
point estimation, 277
390 Subject Index