Elements of Large-Sample Theory

Elements of Large Sample Theory provides a unified treatment of first-order large-sample theory. It discusses a broad range of applications including introductions to density estimation, the bootstrap, and the asymptotics of survey methodology written at an elementary level. The book is suitable for students at the Master's level in statistics and in aplied fields who have a background of two years of calculus.§E.L. Lehmann is Professor of Statistics Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of honorary degrees from the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, and the University of Chicago.§Also available:§E.L. Lehmann and George Casella, Theory at Point Estimation, Second Edition. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1998, 640 pp., Cloth, ISBN 0-387-98502-6.§E.L. Lehmann, Testing Statistical Hypotheses, Second Edition. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1997, 624 pp., Cloth, ISBN 0-387-94919-4.Written by one of the main figures in twentieth century statistics, this book provides a unified treatment of first-order large-sample theory. It discusses a broad range of applications including introductions to density estimation, the bootstrap, and the asymptotics of survey methodology. The book is written at an elementary level making it accessible to most readers.