The revision of this well-respected text presents a balanced approach of the classical and Bayesian methods and now includes a chapter on simulation (including Markov chain Monte Carlo and the Bootstrap), coverage of residual analysis in linear models, and many examples using real data. Calculus is [...]

This paperback edition of a proven classic and the latest edition to the prestigious Wiley Classics Library provides a thorough discussion in the theory and methodology of optimal statistical decisions. While the content does not include the computational advances that have become so popular and we[...]