This book covers those basic topics which usually form the core of intermediate courses in statistical theory; it is largely about estima- tion and hypothesis testing. It is intended for undergraduates following courses in statistics but is also suitable preparatory read- ing for some postgraduate courses. It is assumed that the reader has completed an introductory course which covered probability, random variables, moments and the sampling distributions. The level of mathematics required does not go beyond first year calculus. In case the reader has not acquired much facility in handling...
This book covers those basic topics which usually form the core of intermediate courses in statistical theory; it is largely about estima- tion and hy...