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In this chapter we recapitulate some of the basic ideas and conceptions of probability theory needed to unterstand the other chapters. Though there are many text books on probability theory [2.1 – 6], a selection of basic ideas and concepts of probability theory in a simplified form may be in order for the reader not very familiar with probability theory.
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Risken, H. (1996). Probability Theory. In: The Fokker-Planck Equation. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61544-3_2
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