Probability and Statistics With Reliability, Queuing, and Computer Science Applications

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An accessible introduction to probability, stochastic processes, and statistics for computer science and engineering applicationsSecond edition now also available in Paperback. This updated and revised edition of the popular classic first edition relates fundamental concepts in probability and statistics to the computer sciences and engineering. The author uses Markov chains and other statistical tools to illustrate processes in reliability of computer systems and networks, fault tolerance, and performance.This edition features an entirely new section on stochastic Petri nets―as well as new sections on system availability modeling, wireless system modeling, numerical solution techniques for…