ABSTRACT

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 statistica

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|53 pages

Some general concepts

chapter 3|24 pages

Pure significance tests

chapter 4|43 pages

Significance tests: simple null hypotheses

chapter 6|28 pages

Distribution-free and randomization tests

chapter 7|43 pages

Interval estimation

chapter 8|29 pages

Point estimation

chapter 9|85 pages

Asymptotic theory

chapter 10|48 pages

Bayesian methods

chapter 11|50 pages

Decision theory