Likelihood Methods in Statistics

by Thomas A. Severini

This book provides an introduction to the modern theory of likelihood-based statistical inference. This theory is characterized by several important features. One is the recognition that it is desirable to condition on relevant ancillary statistics. Another is that probability approximations are based on saddlepoint and closely related approximations that generally have very high accuracy. A third aspect is that, for models with nuisance parameters,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198506503
• ISBN13: 9780198506508
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"