TY - BOOK AU - Arnold,Barry C. AU - Balakrishnan,N. AU - Nagaraja,H.N. TI - A first course in order statistics SN - 9780898716481 (pbk : alk. paper) AV - QA278.7 .A74 2008 U1 - 519.5 PY - 2008/// CY - Philadelphia, PA PB - SIAM KW - Order statistics N1 - Originally published: New York : Wiley, c1992; Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-270) and indexes; TOC; Preface to classics edition; Further reading; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notations and abbreviations; Errata; 1. Introduction and preview; 2. Basic distribution theory; 3. Discrete order statistics; 4. Order statistics from some specific distributions; 5. Moment relations, bounds, and approximations; 6. Characterizations using order statistics; 7. Order statistics in statistical inference; 8. Asymptotic theory; 9. Record values; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index; AS N2 - Summary: A simple introduction to the general theory of order statistics and their applications, requiring no advanced mathematical or statistical background UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/first-course-in-order-statistics/oclc/191882183&referer=brief_results UR - http://lib.ewubd.edu/ebook/7354 ER -