Detection of Signals in Noise (Electrical Science Ser.)

By Anthony D. Whalen

The Second Edition is an updated revision to the authors highly successful and widely used introduction to the principles and application of the statistical theory of signal detection. This book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0127448500
• ISBN13: 9780127448503
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Academic Pr
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

The Book on Advanced Detection Theory

As far as I am concerned this is simply the best book for advanced detection theory. Notice the word "advanced", this book is not for the beginner. It is an updated version of Whalen's first edition, which I have kept close at hand for most of my career. Whereas most texts available are weak on the statistical analysis of signals, this book is strong. I would be surprised if anyone who considered himself an expert on detection theory did not have a copy. If it has a weakness it is in showing the direct connections to applications.

An Advanced Book on Detection Theory

This is perhaps the best book available for advanced detection theory. The probabalistic underpinnings are discussed at length. A lot of the other reviews complain about the mathematical difficulty of this text; however, it is an advanced text. Not all texts are required to be accessible to beginners in the subject. If you want to become an expert in detection theory, this is the next step after your introductory course(s). To really get there, you need to have experience in the applications as well.If you don't have some background in detection theory or at least hypothesis testing, then in my estimation this is probably not the book for you. On the other hand if the myriad texts available are beginning to appear to be a little bit weak on the probability/statistics analysis of signals, then this is the book for you.

It's got a good beat and you can dance to it.

A Moby Dickian tour de force through the noise that is Mother Nature! If you want to understand signal detection and solve real-world problems, this is the book to buy.

a classic by an author who has been there, done that

Excellent introduction to signal detection theory, by someone who has practical experience as well as a clear writing style. Whalen knows you can't fool Mother Nature!