Theoretical Statistics

By David Roxbee Cox

Book Overview

A text that stresses the general concepts of the theory of statistics Theoretical Statistics provides a systematic statement of the theory of statistics, emphasizing general concepts rather than mathematical rigor. Chapters 1 through 3 provide an overview of statistics and discuss some of the basic philosophical ideas and problems behind statistical procedures. Chapters 4 and 5 cover hypothesis testing with simple and null hypotheses, respectively. Subsequent chapters discuss non-parametrics, interval estimation, point estimation, asymptotics, Bayesian procedure, 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: 1.80 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.