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The Bayesian revolution in statistics—where statistics is integrated with decision making in areas such as management, public policy, engineering, and clinical medicine—is here to stay. Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory states the case and in a self-contained, comprehensive way shows how the approach is operational and relevant for real-world decision making under uncertainty.

Starting with an extensive account of the foundations of decision theory, the authors develop the intertwining concepts of subjective probability and utility. They then systematically and comprehensively examine the Bernoulli, Poisson, and Normal (univariate and multivariate) data generating processes. For each process they consider how prior judgments about the uncertain parameters of the process are modified given the results of statistical sampling, and they investigate typical decision problems in which the main sources of uncertainty are the population parameters. They also discuss the value of sampling information and optimal sample sizes given sampling costs and the economics of the terminal decision problems.

Unlike most introductory texts in statistics, Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory integrates statistical inference with decision making and discusses real-world actions involving economic payoffs and risks. After developing the rationale and demonstrating the power and relevance of the subjective, decision approach, the text also examines and critiques the limitations of the objective, classical approach. ... Read more

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Low level introduction to Bayesian statistics and its applications
This is a very accessible introduction to Bayesian statistics and its applications in economics and management science.The book would make an interesting and useful two semester course at the sophomore or junior level.The mathematical prerequisites are small - some calculus, but the book manages to introduce basic probability, stochastic processes, statistical inference, large sample theory, the multivariate normal distribution, and topics related to economics such as utility functions, lotteries, decision trees and portfolio theory.These topics are useful to students in a wide variety of disciplines: economics, finance, computer science, electrical engineering, statistics, and students in the sciences which may end up in the bio/health sciences (medial decision making).In addition with the growing prevalence of Bayesian computation across disciplines, it seems like a lost opportunity not to offer such a course. ... Read more

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An advanced Snare Drum Solo written by John S. Pratt. ... Read more

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Drags Upon Drags
While Pratt is perhaps best known for his 14 Modern Contest Solos, he has published other collections and solos. The aptly named "Syncopating the Single Drag" is a rudimental snare drum solo that heavily features the drag in many different contexts. The publisher lists the solo as "Intermediate Plus," which is an appropriate rating for this piece. Overall it is a great example of rudimental literature and provides a wonderful way to work on those single drags. ... Read more

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All 26 of the Standard American Drum Rudiments, their variations and a number of compound rudiments are used here to establish the countless possibilities which present themselves within the bounds of the drumming rudiments. The interesting library contains titles such as: Stomping Through the Bar Line * Gingersnap * Ruffing Up a Storm * No Left Flam 6/8. ... Read more

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14 Modern Contest Solos for Snare Drum
5 stars

These snare drum solos are AWESOME!Challenging, MUSICAL (yes all caps), and FUN to play.Each solo contains many rudiments which are listed at the bottom of each piece.The phrasing used is great, alot of "over the bar" phrases, and sweet sticking patterns.GREAT book, if you do not own it and want to work on your chops this book will help tremendously.One of the best things about this book is that the solos sound awesome, are musical, and are FUN to play.

These are not boring rudimental exercises like so many other snare drum solos, these are (again) VERY well written, musical, fun sounding and fun to play.

One of the BEST books ever written for snare drum solos.A GREAT price, for what it is actually worth it is practically free.

Rudimentry magic
This book is a challengeing book for even the advanced percussionist. It bases each solo over one main rudiment and puts others in throughout each solo.

Yay! More over the barline studies...
Rudimental drum solos are very fun at first, especially when you're doing great sight reading them. But it can get very boring.

This is NOT the case with this book!! These solos have many of the rudiments being played over the barline and starting on other weird rhythmic positions. I just got this book last week, and even though I read through it the first day, I am now going back and focusing on 2 solos at a time. (i want to be able to play these really well!)

Great book... very fun... and despite constant recommendations to get Pratt's 14 Modern Contest Solos, I feel I should've had it in my library months ago :)

A Timeless Classic for Rudimental Snare Drummers
John Pratt's book is a staple that all serious percussionists should play at some point.Pratt utilizes many rudiments in every solo and incorporates a lot of "over the barline" techniques.Many of my own drum students have performed these solos for solo and ensemble festivals and recitals.This book is a great tool for drummers in the medium to advanced stages.I highly recommend!

A great solo peice with technical solos
This book is great!It contains great peices of music for the snare drummer.It is made to be rudimentaly sound.Meaning the solo's are full of many rudiments.This makes it full of great playback, and full of great learning.The solo's range from diffucult to very diffucult. It is not for the the faint at heart drummer.Hodge Podge(the easiest solo) cannot be played unless you have the ability to play rolls(5/7/9/10/11/13),flams,ruffs,and sixteenth notes with accompyning eight notes.The hardest title is My Friend Norman and Gingersnap.The 6/8 excercies are very diffucult in their own right.This is great solo book for any above average to advanced snare drummer! ... Read more

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Challenging, demanding, musical and fun! This collection of 19 snare drum solos by world-renowned virtuoso John Pratt, author of the legendary 14 Modern Contest Solos, will set a new standard for rudimental snare drum soloing. Includes performance notes from Pratt, plus a foreword by Robin Engelman. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Throughout much the western world more and more people are being sent to prison, one of a number of changes inspired by a 'new punitiveness' in penal and political affairs. This book seeks to understand these developments, bringing together leading authorities in the field to provide a wide ranging analysis of new penal trends, compare the development of differing patterns of punishment across different types of societies, and to provide a range of theoretical analyses and commentaries to help understand their significance. As well as increases in imprisonment this book is also concerned to address a number of other aspects of 'the new punitiveness': firstly, the return of a number of forms of punishment previously thought extinct or inappropriate, such as the return of shaming punishments and chain gangs (in parts of the USA); and secondly, the increasing public involvement in penal affairs and penal development, for example in relation to length of sentences and the California Three Strikes Law, and a growing accreditation of the rights of victims.The book will be essential reading for students seeking to understand trends and theories of punishment on law, criminology, penology and other courses. ... Read more

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Publisher: Manitowoc, Wisconsin : Sydney T. PrattPublication date: 1902Subjects: Conduct of lifeEducationUnited States -- Description and travelNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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The question of dangerousness - how it should be defined and punished, and the ethical dilemmas associated with it - is a recurring theme of modern policy and penological discourse. In this powerful book, John Pratt addresses this question by explaining how dangerousness first became an object of penological discourse and why it has remained so. The late nineteenth century was an important turning point as earlier concerns about the threat posed by the dangerous classes give way to a new set of concerns about dangerous criminals. He traces change to the present, identifying Three Strikes' laws and related initiatives as the latest in a long line of attempts to govern the dangerous. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more