ABSTRACT

In this book the authors have assembled the "best techniques from a great variety of sources, establishing a benchmark for the field of statistical computing." ---Mathematics of Computation ." The text is highly readable and well illustrated with examples.  The reader who intends to take a hand in designing his own regression and multivariate packages will find a storehouse of information and a valuable resource in the field of statistical computing.

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|14 pages

Computer Organization

chapter 3|22 pages

Error in Floating-Point Computation

chapter 4|16 pages

Programming and Statistical Software

chapter 12|22 pages

Selected Multivariate Methods