Asymptotics in Statistics: Some Basic Concepts (Springer Series in Statistics) - Hardcover

Cam, Lucien Le; Yang, Grace Lo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540973729 ISBN 13: 9783540973720

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1990

Synopsis

The book grew out of lectures given over a period of about 30 to 35 years on asymptotic methods in statistics. Most current texts, except the monographs by Le Cam (Springer-Verlag 1986) and Strasser (1985) emphasize a theory based on maximum likelihood estimates while this text emphasizes approximation by Gaussian families of measures, as well as quadratic expansions of log likelihood. The book presents in a short form some of the main results acquired in the past 20 years in the field of asymptotic statistical inference. The methods can be used very widely. The basic theorems are presented at a level that should not disturb a beginning graduate student.

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From the reviews: SHORT BOOK REVIEWS "It is a very valuable book giving a coherent view of the basic concept and tools of the asymptotic theory in statistical inference." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION "…short and mathematically very sophisticated. Its approach is modern and undoubtedly profound."

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540973729
• ISBN 13: 9783540973720
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188