Author: Robert E. Kass
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Published: 1997-07-17
Total Pages: 384
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDifferential geometry provides an aesthetically appealing and often revealing view of statistical inference. Beginning with an elementary treatment of one-parameter statistical models and ending with an overview of recent developments, this is the first book to provide an introduction to the subject that is largely accessible to readers not already familiar with differential geometry. It also gives a streamlined entry into the field to readers with richer mathematical backgrounds. Much space is devoted to curved exponential families, which are of interest not only because they may be studied geometrically but also because they are analytically convenient, so that results may be derived rigorously. In addition, several appendices provide useful mathematical material on basic concepts in differential geometry. Topics covered include the following: Basic properties of curved exponential families Elements of second-order, asymptotic theory The Fisher-Efron-Amari theory of information loss and recovery Jeffreys-Rao information-metric Riemannian geometry Curvature measures of nonlinearity Geometrically motivated diagnostics for exponential family regression Geometrical theory of divergence functions A classification of and introduction to additional work in the field
Book Synopsis Geometrical Foundations of Asymptotic Inference by : Robert E. Kass
Download or read book Geometrical Foundations of Asymptotic Inference written by Robert E. Kass and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1997-07-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Differential geometry provides an aesthetically appealing and often revealing view of statistical inference. Beginning with an elementary treatment of one-parameter statistical models and ending with an overview of recent developments, this is the first book to provide an introduction to the subject that is largely accessible to readers not already familiar with differential geometry. It also gives a streamlined entry into the field to readers with richer mathematical backgrounds. Much space is devoted to curved exponential families, which are of interest not only because they may be studied geometrically but also because they are analytically convenient, so that results may be derived rigorously. In addition, several appendices provide useful mathematical material on basic concepts in differential geometry. Topics covered include the following: Basic properties of curved exponential families Elements of second-order, asymptotic theory The Fisher-Efron-Amari theory of information loss and recovery Jeffreys-Rao information-metric Riemannian geometry Curvature measures of nonlinearity Geometrically motivated diagnostics for exponential family regression Geometrical theory of divergence functions A classification of and introduction to additional work in the field