
- 289 pages
- English
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Introductory Statistical Inference
About this book
Introductory Statistical Inference develops the concepts and intricacies of statistical inference. With a review of probability concepts, this book discusses topics such as sufficiency, ancillarity, point estimation, minimum variance estimation, confidence intervals, multiple comparisons, and large-sample inference. It introduces techniques of two-stage sampling, fitting a straight line to data, tests of hypotheses, nonparametric methods, and the bootstrap method. It also features worked examples of statistical principles as well as exercises with hints. This text is suited for courses in probability and statistical inference at the upper-level undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Preface
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Probability and Distributions
- Chapter 2: Moments and Generating Funtions
- Chapter 3: Multivariate Random Variables
- Chapter 4: Sampling Distribution
- Chapter 5: Notions of Convergence
- Chapter 6: Sufficiency, Completeness, and Ancillarity
- Chapter 7: Point Estimation
- Chapter 8: Tests of Hypotheses
- Chapter 9: Confidence Intervals
- Chapter 10: Bayesian Methods
- Chapter 11: Likelihood Ratoi and Other Tests
- Chapter 12: Large-Sample Methods
- Chapter 13: Abbreviations, Historical Notes, and Tables
- References
- Answers: Selected Exercises
- Back Cover
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