1st Edition

Elements of Statistical Computing NUMERICAL COMPUTATION

By R. A. Thisted Copyright 1988
448 Pages
by Chapman & Hall

448 Pages
by Routledge

Statistics and computing share many close relationships. Computing now permeates every aspect of statistics, from pure description to the development of statistical theory. At the same time, the computational methods used in statistical work span much of computer science. Elements of Statistical Computing covers the broad usage of computing in statistics. It provides a comprehensive account of the... Read more
Preface, Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistical Computing, Chapter 2: Basic Numerical Methods, Chapter 3: Numerical Linear Algebra, Chapter 4: Nonlinear Statistical Methods, Chapter 5: Numerical Integration and Approximation, Chapter 6: Smoothing and Density Estimation, Answers to Selected Exercises, References, Index

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R.A. Thisted

"Very readable...This is an authoritative and well-written book which is also of considerable practical use...It is highly recommended."
eadable...This is an authoritative and well-written book which is also of considerable practical use...It is highly recommended."