Probability and Statistics in Experimental Physics (Second Edition)

Author: Zhu Yongsheng
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book introduces the probability and mathematical statistics knowledge involved in the analysis and processing of experimental or measurement data. The content includes: an introduction to probability theory, random variables and their samples and their distributions, parameter estimation (maximum likelihood method, least squares method, method of moments), hypothesis testing, Monte Carlo methods, and briefly introduces the relevant knowledge of minimization that must be used for parameter estimation. In the second edition, several chapters have been added to discuss some difficult problems in data statistical processing and new methods developed internationally in recent years. Many examples from general physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, and engineering technology problems are analyzed, specifically illustrating the application of probability and mathematical statistics methods in practical problems. At the end of the book, there is a detailed mathematical statistics table, which can be used for almost all probability and statistics problems discussed in this book without the need to consult specialized mathematical statistics table books. This book can be used as a reference for experimental physicists, teachers and students of relevant majors in colleges and universities, theoretical physicists, engineering technicians, as well as researchers engaged in data measurement and analysis in natural sciences and social sciences.