Polya Urn Models

Incorporating a collection of recent results, Pólya Urn Models deals with discrete probability through the modern and evolving urn theory and its numerous applications. It looks at how some classical problems of discrete probability have roots in urn models.

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Hosam Mahmoud

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Incorporating a collection of recent results, Pólya Urn Models deals with discrete probability through the modern and evolving urn theory and its numerous applications. It looks at how some classical problems of discrete probability have roots in urn models.

Zusammenfassung
Incorporating a collection of recent results, Pólya Urn Models deals with discrete probability through the modern and evolving urn theory and its numerous applications. It looks at how some classical problems of discrete probability have roots in urn models.

Inhalt
Urn Models and Rudiments of Discrete Probability. Some Classical Urn Problems.Pólya Urn Models.Poissonization. The Depoissonization Heuristic. Urn Schemes with Random Replacement.Analytic Urns.Applications of Pólya Urns in Informatics.Urn Schemes in Bioscience.Urns Evolving by Multiple Drawing. Answers to Exercises. Notation. Bibliographic Notes. Bibliography. Index.