Probability and statistics - John J Schiller

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John J. Schiller is an associate professor of mathematics at Temple University. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published research papers in the areas of Riemann surfaces, discrete mathematics, and mathematical biology. He has also coauthored several other mathematics texts.

R. Alu Srinivasan is a professor of mathematics at Temple University. He received his Ph.D. at Wayne State University and has published extensively in probability and statistics.

The late Murray R. Spiegel was professor and chairman of mathematics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center, in Troy, New York. During his career, he held positions at Harvard University, Cornell University, and Oak Ridge. He was the author of numerous journal articles and 14 books on various topics in mathematics.