Statistics is the science that focuses on drawing conclusions from data, by modeling and analyzing the data using probabilistic models. In An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics the authors describe key concepts from statistics and give a mathematical basis for important statistical methods. Much attention is paid to the sound application of those methods to data.

The three main topics in statistics are estimators, tests, and confidence regions. The authors illustrate these in many exampl...

This book is an introduction to Intercultural Communication (IC) that takes into account the much neglected dynamic paradigm of culture in the literature. It posits that culture is not static, context is the driving force for change, and individuals can develop a multicultural mind.

It is also the first IC textbook in the field that incorporates insight from evolutionary biology and the newly emerging discipline of cultural

neurosciences. Such an interdisciplinary approach provides readers wi...

English edition: ISBN 9789089645999In 2007 schreef Willem Middelkoop in Als de dollar valt dat het niet de vraag was óf ons financiële systeem zou instorten, maar wanneer. Het bleken profetische woorden. Eind 2008 waren we slechts een paar uur verwijderd van de complete ineenstorting van ons wereldwijde kredietkaartenhuis. In zijn nieuwste boek, De Big Reset: Gold Wars en het financiële eindspel, beschrijft Middelkoop de historie en problemen van ons huidige financiële systeem en onthult ...