It offers an interdisciplinary presentation on the uses of probability theory and discusses practical applications of stochastic models to diverse areas such as biology, computer science/telecommunications modeling, inventories and dams, reliability, storage, queuing theory and operations research.

 

Address manuscripts to the Editor: Professor Peter Taylor. Email: p.taylor@ms.unimelb.edu.au. Mailing address: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.

 

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References. Prepare reference list in alphabetical order. Cite references in the text by author and number. Examples:

Book: [2] Meyn, S.P.; Tweedie, R.L. Markov Chains and Stochastic Stability; Springer-Verlag: Great Britain, 1994.

Contribution to a Book: [3] Goldie, C.M.; Kluppelberg, C. Subexponential distributions. In A Practical Guide to Heavy Tails: Statistical Techniques and Applications; Adler, R.J., Feldman, R.E., Taqqu, M.S., Eds.; Birkhauser: Boston, 1998; 435-459.

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