Multiple Decision Procedures: Theory and Methodology of Selecting and Ranking Populations (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics) - Hardcover

Gupta, Shanti S.; Panchapakesan, S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471051772 ISBN 13: 9780471051770

Publisher: Wiley, 1979

Synopsis

Provides extensive coverage of all aspects, making available for the first time in book form, significant results and developments previously found only in journals and technical reports. Presents an expositions of basic formulations (with several modifications); descriptions of various procedures applicable in different contexts are given along with information about the tables required for their implementation. Places equal emphasis on the subset selection and the indifference-zone formulations; includes related problems such as estimation of the unknown ordered parameters. Applications of all important procedures are illustrated with examples. Also includes a comprehensive bibliography as an aid in delineating future directions.

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Book Description

An encyclopaedic coverage of the literature in the area of ranking and selection procedures. It also deals with the estimation of unknown ordered parameters. This book can serve as a text for a graduate topics course in ranking and selection. It is also a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners.

About the Author

Shanti S. Gupta (1925-2002) was Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Purdue University from 1962 until his death in January 2002. He was a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Statistical Society, and the International Indian Statistical Association (Honorary). He was the president of the IMS in 1989-1990. He served on the editorial boards of several journals, including acting as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference during 1989-1991. A pioneer in the area of ranking and selection, he authored well over 200 journal articles, collaborated with many researchers, and guided 30 Ph.D. students in statistics.

S. Panchapakesan is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He has published close to 70 journal articles and reports, mostly on ranking and selection. He is a member of the ASA, IMS, and the International Statistical Institute (elected). He is currently Associate Editor of Communications in Statistics and editorial board member for American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471051772
• ISBN 13: 9780471051770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 573