Lectures on Algebraic Statistics

by Bernd Sturmfels, Seth Sullivant, Mathias Drton

Book Overview

How does an algebraic geometer studying secant varieties further the understanding of hypothesis tests in statistics? Why would a statistician working on factor analysis raise open problems about determinantal varieties? Connections of this type are at the heart of the new field of "algebraic statistics". In this field, mathematicians and statisticians come together to solve statistical inference problems using concepts from algebraic geometry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3764389044
• ISBN13: 9783764389048
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.4"