Robust Statistics, Data Analysis, and Computer Intensive Methods: In Honor of Peter Huber's 60th Birthday

Rieder, Helmut (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0387946608 / ISBN 13: 9780387946603

Published by Springer Verlag, 1996

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1st edition. 427 pages. 9.56x0.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Robust Statistics, Data Analysis, and Computer Intensive Methods: In Honor of Peter Huber's 60th Birthday
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387946608
• ISBN 13: 9780387946603
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.64 kilograms

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Synopsis

To celebrate Peter Huber's 60th birthday in 1994, our university had invited for a festive occasion in the afternoon of Thursday, June 9. The invitation to honour this outstanding personality was followed by about fifty colleagues and former students from, mainly, allover the world. Others, who could not attend, sent their congratulations by mail and e-mail (P. Bickel:" ... It's hard to imagine that Peter turned 60 ... "). After a welcome address by Adalbert Kerber (dean), the following lectures were delivered. Volker Strassen (Konstanz): Almost Sure Primes and Cryptography -an Introduction Frank Hampel (Zurich): On the Philosophical Foundations of Statistics 1 Andreas Buja (Murray Hill): Projections and Sections­ High-Dimensional Graphics for Data Analysis. The distinguished speakers lauded Peter Huber a hard and fair mathematician, a cooperative and stimulating colleague, and an inspiring and helpful teacher. The Festkolloquium was surrounded with a musical program by the Univer­ 2 sity's Brass Ensemble. The subsequent Workshop "Robust Statistics, Data Analysis and Computer Intensive Methods" in Schloss Thurnau, Friday until Sunday, June 9-12, was organized about the areas in statistics that Peter Huber himself has markedly shaped. In the time since the conference, most of the contributions could be edited for this volume-a late birthday present-that may give a new impetus to further research in these fields.