This textbook by Theodore W. Anderson covers multivariate statistics and focuses on applying statistical analysis in research and education. The book makes extensive use of the maximum likelihood method to ensure robust and, in some cases, optimally efficient procedures. It is a well-regarded source in statistics, suitable for in-depth study and reference.
Description
This tried-and-tested reference, published by John Wiley & Sons in the Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics,
- makes extensive use of the maximum likelihood method to ensure a reasonable approach and, in some cases, an optimal one;
- covers all fundamental and important topics in multivariate statistics;
- has been expanded with two new chapters and multiple new sections;
- provides the most methodological and up-to-date information on multivariate statistics.
Product specifications
- Author: Theodore W. Anderson (Stanford University, CA)
- Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Imprint: Wiley-Interscience
- Publication date: 2003-08-08
- Number of pages: 752
- ISBN: 9780471360919
- Topic: Probability and statistics
- BISAC: MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General
About the author
THEODORE W. ANDERSON, emeritus professor of Statistics and Economics at Stanford University, earned his PhD in mathematics from Princeton University. He wrote, among other works, The Statistical Analysis of Time Series and A Bibliography of Multivariate Statistical Analysis. Anderson is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of several leading statistical and scientific associations.