| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 343 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Monographs on statistics and applied probability ; 115 |
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Monographs on statistics and applied probability (Series) ; 115.
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| Contents |
General series methods -- Padé approximants and continued fractions -- The delta method and its extensions -- Optimality and likelihood asymptotics -- The Laplace approximation and series -- The saddle-point method -- Summation of series |
| Summary |
Providing a broad toolkit of analytical methods, this book shows how asymptotics, when coupled with numerical methods, becomes a powerful way to acquire a deeper understanding of the techniques used in probability and statistics. It describes core ideas in statistical asymptotics; covers Laplace approximation, the saddle-point method, and summation of series; and, includes vignettes of various people from statistics and mathematics whose ideas have been instrumental in the development of the subject. The author also supplements some topics with relevant Maplea commands and provides a list of c |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Asymptotic distribution (Probability theory)
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Asymptotic expansions.
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MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General.
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Asymptotic distribution (Probability theory)
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Asymptotic expansions
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Statistisk teori.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781420011029 |
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1420011022 |
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1282903209 |
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9781282903203 |
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