This monograph presents a selection of fundamental ideas and procedures in
probability theory and statistics and has been written to provide a working
background for physicists involved in the interpretation of scientific data.
As a framework for empirical science, statistics is applicable in many
domains of investigation, and in a broad range of sciences, varying from
natural sciences (including technological applications) and life sciences (including
medical applications) to economics, environmental science and social
sciences. While they often explain some generally usable statistical methods
and theory as well, many of the applications in the text are oriented towards
physics. This is apparent from the greater part of the examples and analogies
employed, and sometimes also from the kind of mathematics selected.