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Download or read book Essentials of Mathematical Statistics written by Brian Albright and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text combines the topics generally found in main-stream elementary statistics books with the essentials of the underlying theory. The book begins with an axiomatic treatment of probability followed by chapters on discrete and continuous random variables and their associated distributions. It then introduces basic statistical concepts including summarizing data and interval parameter estimation, stressing the connection between probability and statistics. Final chapters introduce hypothesis testing, regression, and non-parametric techniques. All chapters provide a balance between conceptual understanding and theoretical understanding of the topics at hand.