Introduction to Optimization Methods and their Application in Statistics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)

Optimization techniques are used to find the values of a set of parameters which maximize or minimize some objective function of interest. Such methods have become of great importance in statistics for estimation, model fitting, etc. This text attempts to give a brief introduction to optimization methods and their use in several important areas of statistics. It does not pretend to provide either a complete treatment of optimization techniques or a comprehensive review of their application in statistics; such a review would, of course, require a volume several orders of magnitude larger than this since almost every issue of every statistics journal contains one or other paper which involves the application of an optimization method. It is hoped that the text will be useful to students on applied statistics courses and to researchers needing to use optimization techniques in a statistical context. Lastly, my thanks are due to Bertha Lakey for typing the manuscript.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	1987
Authors:	B. Everitt
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	88
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
ISBN-13:	978-9401079174
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > General Promotions
LSN:	940107917X
Barcode:	9789401079174

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