Introduction to Probability

Developed from Harvard statistics lectures, Introduction to Probability, 2nd Edition, is a textbook that presents the core language and analytical tools necessary to understand randomness, uncertainty, and statistics.

The volume illustrates probabilistic ideas through diverse applications, examining paradoxes, coincidences, Google PageRank, and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. It also draws on practical scenarios from fields such as genetics, medicine, computer science, and information theory.

The authors structure discussions around stories that reveal links among fundamental statistical distributions and use conditioning to break complex questions into manageable parts. In addition, every chapter concludes with a section demonstrating relevant simulations and calculations in the R programming environment.