Principles of Statistical Inference Paperback - Softcover

Cox, D. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521685672 ISBN 13: 9780521685672

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

No one is better placed than D. R. Cox to give the comprehensive, balanced account of the theory of statistical inference, its main ideas and controversies, that is now needed. This book is for every serious user or student of statistics - for anyone serious about the scientific understanding of uncertainty.

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'A deep and beautifully elegant overview of statistical inference, from one of the towering figures who created modern statistics. This book should be essential reading for all who call themselves 'statistician'.' David Hand, Imperial College London

'The explanations of key concepts are written so clearly ... that they may be understood even if the mathematical details are skipped.' MAA Online

'The text is very well written and gives a balanced view of the frequentist and Bayesian notions of probability, without favouring one over the other.' Journal of Applied Statistics

'... ideally suited for statisticians at all levels who want to refresh their own understanding of the theory of statistical inference without having to wade through theorems and proofs.' Biometrics

'This is a great book by a great statistician. Buy it and read it.' Journal of the American Statistical Association

Biografía del autor

D. R. Cox is one of the world's preeminent statisticians. Author or co-author of sixteen books and roughly 250 papers, his work on the proportional hazards regression model is one of the most-cited and most influential papers in modern statistics.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521685672
• ISBN 13: 9780521685672
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 236