Theoretical Statistics

By David Roxbee Cox

Book Overview

Theoretical Statistics provides a systematic statement of the theory of statistics that emphasizes general concepts rather than mathematical rigor. Chapters one through three provide an overview of statistics and discuss some of the basic philosophical ideas and problems behind statistical procedures. Chapters four and five cover hypothesis testing with simple and null hypotheses, respectively. Subsequent chapters discuss non-parametrics, interval estimation, point estimation, asymptotics, Bayesian procedures, and deviation theory. Student familiarity with standard statistical techniques is assumed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0412161605
• ISBN13: 9780412161605
• Release Date: September 1979
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

best of its time, the late 1970s

In the late 1970s when I was a graduate student at Stanford this was one of the best texts available on the theory of statistics at the first year graduate school level. It comes with a wealth of problems, many of which are very thought-provoking. There is a companion solutions manual that I recommend for students doing self-study. Cox and Hinkley are both excellent lecturers writers and brilliant statisticians. This is still a very useful book although most of Bayesian inference including MCMC methodology and all of resampling theory is missing since the book was published in 1974.

Maximum Likelihood

I couldn't put it down! One of the most thrilling books available in maximum likelihood theory and methodology. While some examples are a little obtuse, on the whole Cox and Hinckley present the topic of the likelihood in a logical, coherent manner.