Exploring the Limits of Bootstrap

Lepage

ISBN 10: 0471536318 / ISBN 13: 9780471536314

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1992

About this Item

Explores the application of bootstrap to problems that place unusual demands on the method. The bootstrap method, introduced by Bradley Efron in 1973, is a nonparametric technique for inferring the distribution of a statistic derived from a sample. Editor(s): LePage, Raoul; Billard, Lynne. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 778. . 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring the Limits of Bootstrap
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471536318
• ISBN 13: 9780471536314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Explores the application of bootstrap to problems that place unusual demands on the method. The bootstrap method, introduced by Bradley Efron in 1973, is a nonparametric technique for inferring the distribution of a statistic derived from a sample. Most of the papers were presented at a special meeting sponsored by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the Interface Foundation in May, 1990.

About the Author

Raoul LePage is the editor of Exploring the Limits of Bootstrap, published by Wiley. Lynne Billard is an American statistician and professor at the University of Georgia, known for her statistics research, leadership, and advocacy for women in science.