Whyanothertextbook? The statistical community generally agrees that at the upper undergraduate level, or the beginning master s level, students of statistics should begin to study the mathematical methods of the ?eld. We assume that by thentheywillhavestudiedtheusualtwo yearcollegesequence, includingcalculus through multiple integrals and the basics of matrix algebra. Therefore, they are ready to learn the foundations of their subject, in much more depth than is usual in an applied, cookbook, introduction to statistical methodology. There are a number of well written, widely used textbooks...

Whyanothertextbook? The statistical community generally agrees that at the upper undergraduate level, or the beginning master s level, students of statistics should begin to study the mathematical methods of the ?eld. We assume that by thentheywillhavestudiedtheusualtwo yearcollegesequence, includingcalculus through multiple integrals and the basics of matrix algebra. Therefore, they are ready to learn the foundations of their subject, in much more depth than is usual in an applied, cookbook, introduction to statistical methodology. There are a number of well written, widely used textbooks...