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An Introduction to the Theory of Stationary Random Functions (Dover Phoenix Editions)

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Yaglom's book is an amazing little book which is nice and easy to read, yet, teaches an amazing amount of material without all the clutter found in rigorous mathematical texts. That is, of course, the intent of the book, to be nice and concise, and cover the Hilbert space theory of random processes, spectral representations etc. Many examples from real life problems are found in the book and well explained. If you want a more rigorous book, get Doob's textbooks. However, they are much more expensive and would easily discourage people who are new to the field and want to learn the techniques without too much technical details. It's hard to find flaws in this book.

Although not the most current DSM, this book is still well written and informative. Lots of statistics and charts to help understand the background and continuing issues that factor into a borderlines destination - i.e. the role alcohol abuse plays in reducing the 5 year survival rate of female borderlines.