scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1161555

Charles M. Grinstead, J. Laurie Snell

Publication date: 10 June 1998

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generating functions order statistics branching processes conditional probability central limit theorems distribution and density functions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to probability theory (60-01)

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