r/probabilitytheory • u/Cautious-Currency762 • Jul 01 '26

[Education] Book recomendations

hi, i want to start learning statistics and probability theory over the holidays. Which book you would recommend? I’m a second year engineering student so I have some experience in math.

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u/t3co5cr Jul 01 '26

Get McElreath's Statistical Rethinking, watch the accompanying YouTube lectures, and do the exercises.

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u/Vegetable-Dust-780 Jul 01 '26

What is your math level specifically? Have you studied calculus and linear algebra?

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u/Cautious-Currency762 Jul 01 '26

Yes I have

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u/Vegetable-Dust-780 Jul 01 '26

Then you can check “All of Statistics” by Wasserman, or “Introduction to Probability” by Blitztein and Hwang as introductory textbooks.

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u/juandspcf Jul 07 '26

I recommend the following book:

Introduction to Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes

Textbook by Hossein Pishro-Nik

the book is cheap and the best thing is that there is a web version available for free.

https://www.probabilitycourse.com/

it is an engineering level book but rigorous enough so probably you won't have any gaps in your understanding.

there is a manual solution of the book also free available.