Designed as an introduction to statistical distribution theory.
* Includes a first chapter on basic notations and definitions that are essential to working with distributions.
* Remaining chapters are divided into three parts: Discrete Distributions, Continuous Distributions, and Multivariate Distributions.
* Exercises are incorporated throughout the text in order to enhance understanding of materials just taught.

N. BALAKRISHNAN, PhD, is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

V. B. NEVZOROV, PhD, DS, is Professor of Probability and Statistics at St. Petersburg State University in St. Petersburg, Russia.