Statistical Methods and Their Applications - I by M.Haj Meeral, M.Ravithammal

This book has been designed for undergraduate students to meet the course on Statistical Methods and their Applications of B.Sc. Computer Science and B.Sc. Biochemistry curriculum of University of Madras. The book provides a simple, clear and exhaustive treatment of the subject in simple non-mathematical format. The text in this volume covers the topics such as definition and meaning of the term statistics, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, meaning of probability, addition theorem, multiplication theorem, Bayes theorem, random variable and its moments, moment generating function, central limit theorem and Tchebecheve's inequality.
The authors present this book in a very lucid style and makes complex concepts and processes easy to follow and understand even for average student. The text in the book is illustrated with appropriate diagrams and worked-out problems. Written in a student-friendly manner, the book is enriched with the following features:

• Logical sequence of chapterisation.
• Covers the theoretical, practical and applied aspects of statistics.
• Elaborate discussion of each chapter.
• Explains the principles in each chapter through appropriate illustrations.
• List of questions and a set of exercise along with answer at the end of each chapter.
• Previous years' university question papers at the end of book.