The subject of this book is a new direction in the field of probability theory and mathematical statistics which can be called "stability theory": it deals with evaluating the effects of perturbing initial probabilistic models and embraces quite varied subtopics: limit theorems, queueing models, statistical inference, probability metrics, etc. The contributions are original research articles developing new ideas and methods of stability analysis.

Traditionally the Stability seminar, organized in Moscow but held in different locations, has dealt with a spectrum of topics centering around characterization problems and their stability, limit theorems, probabil- ity metrics and theoretical robustness. This volume likewise focusses on these main topics in a series of original and recent research articles.

The subject of this book is a new direction in the field ofprobability theory and mathematical statistics which can becalled "stability theory": it deals with evaluating theeffects of perturbing initial probabilistic models andembraces quite varied subtopics: limit theorems, queueingmodels, statistical inference, probability metrics, etc. Thecontributions are original research articles developing newideas and methods of stability analysis.

The subject of this book is a new direction in the field ofprobability theory and mathematical statistics which can becalled "stability theory": it deals with evaluating theeffects of perturbing initial probabilistic models andembraces quite varied subtopics: limit theorems, queueingmodels, statistical inference, probability metrics, etc. Thecontributions are original research articles developing newideas and methods of stability analysis.