An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications 5th Edition by Richard J. Larsen

An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications 5th Edition by Richard J. Larsen (Author), Morris L. Marx (Author) ISBN-13: 9780321693945 ISBN-10: 0321693949Noted for its integration of real-world data and case studies, this text offers sound coverage of the theoretical aspects of mathematical statistics. The authors demonstrate how and when to use statistical methods, while reinforcing the calculus that students have mastered in previous courses. Throughout the Fifth Edition, the authors have added and updated examples and case studies, while also refining existing features that show a clear path from theory to practice.PrefaceThe first edition of this text was published in 1981. Each subsequent revision sincethen has undergone more than a few changes. Topics have been added, computersoftware and simulations introduced, and examples redone. What has notchanged over the years is our pedagogical focus. As the title indicates, this bookis an introduction to mathematical statistics and its applications. Those last threewords are not an afterthought. We continue to believe that mathematical statisticsis best learned and most effectively motivated when presented against a backdropof real-world examples and all the issues that those examples necessarilyraise.We recognize that college students today have more mathematics courses tochoose from than ever before because of the new specialties and interdisciplinaryareas that continue to emerge. For students wanting a broad educational experience,an introduction to a given topic may be all that their schedules can reasonablyaccommodate. Our response to that reality has been to ensure that each edition ofthis text provides a more comprehensive and more usable treatment of statisticsthan did its predecessors.Traditionally, the focus of mathematical statistics has been fairly narrow?thesubject?s objective has been to provide the theoretical foundation for all of the variousprocedures that are used for describing and analyzing data. What it has notspoken to at much length are the important questions of which procedure to usein a given situation, and why. But those are precisely the concerns that every userof statistics must inevitably confront. To that end, adding features that can createa path from the theory of statistics to its practice has become an increasingly highpriority.