Table of contents : Preface Contents Part I Statistical Prediction 1 Theory of Statistical Prediction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Sufficiency with Respect to Prediction 1.3 Point Prediction 1.4 Interval or Region Prediction 1.5 Non-parametric Prediction Regions 1.6 Dichotomous Prediction 1.7 Multiple Prediction References Part II Unbiased Estimation 2 Unbiased Estimation in Case of the Class of Distributions of Finite Rank 2.1 Definitions 2.2 Minimum Variance Unbiased Estimators 2.3 Example 2.4 Non-regular Cases References 3 Some Theorems on Invariant Estimators of Location 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Estimation of the Location Parameter When the Scale is Known 3.3 Some Examples: Scale Known 3.4 Estimation of the Location Parameter When the Scale is Unknown 3.5 Some Examples: Scale Unknown 3.6 Estimation of Linear Regression Coefficients References Part III Robust Estimation 4 Robust Estimation and Robust Parameter 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Definition of Location and Scale Parameters 4.3 The Optimum Definition of Location Parameter 4.4 Robust Estimation of Location Parameter 4.5 Definition of the Parameter Depending on Several Distributions 4.6 Construction of Uniformly Efficient Estimator References 5 Robust Estimation of Location in the Case of Measurement of Physical Quantity 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Nature of Assumptions 5.3 Normative Property of the Normal Distribution 5.4 Class of Asymptotically Efficient Estimators 5.5 Linear Estimators 5.6 Class of M Estimators 5.7 Estimators Derived from Non-parametric Tests 5.8 Conclusions References 6 A Uniformly Asymptotically Efficient Estimator of a Location Parameter 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Method 6.3 Monte Carlo Experiments 6.4 Observations on Monte Carlo Results References Part IV Randomization 7 Theory of Randomized Designs 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The Model 7.3 Testing the Hypothesis in Randomized Design 7.4 Considerations of the Power of the Tests References 8 Some Remarks on General Theory for Unbiased Estimation of a Real Parameter of a Finite Population 8.1 Formulation of the Problem 8.2 Estimability 8.3 Ω0-exact Estimators 8.4 Linear Estimators 8.5 Invariance References Part V Tests of Normality 9 The Studentized Empirical Characteristic Function and Its Application to Test for the Shape of Distribution 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Limiting Processes 9.3 Application to Test for Normality 9.4 Asymptotic Consideration on the Power 9.4.1 The Power of b2 b2 b2 b2, an(t) an(t) an(t) an(t), tildea a a an n n n(t t t t) 9.4.2 Relative Efficiency 9.5 Moments 9.6 Empirical Study of Power 9.6.1 Null Percentiles of an(t) an(t) an(t) an(t) and tildea a a an n n n(t t t t) 9.6.2 Details of the Simulation 9.6.3 Results and Observations 9.7 Concluding Remarks References 10 Tests of Univariate Normality 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Tests Based on the Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Type 10.3 Asymptotic Powers of the χ2-type Tests 10.4 Tests Based on the Empirical Distribution 10.5 Tests Based on the Transformed Variables 10.6 Tests Based on the Characteristics of the Normal Distribution References 11 The Tests for Multivariate Normality 11.1 Basic Properties of the Studentized Multivariate Variables 11.2 Tests of Multivariate Normality 11.3 Tests Based on the Third-Order Cumulants References Part VI Model Selection 12 On the Problem of Model Selection Based on the Data 12.1 Fisher's Formulation 12.2 Search for Appropriate Models 12.3 Construction of Models 12.4 Selection of the Model 12.5 More General Approach 12.6 Derivation of AIC 12.7 Problems of AIC 12.8 Some Examples 12.9 Some Additional Remarks References Part VII Asymptotic Approximation 13 On Sum of 0–1 Random Variables I. Univariate Case 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Notations and Definitions 13.3 Approximation by Binomial Distribution 13.4 Convergence to Poisson Distribution 13.5 Convergence to the Normal Distribution References 14 On Sum of 0–1 Random Variables II. Multivariate Case 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Sum of Vectors of 0–1 Random Variables 14.2.1 Notations and Definitions 14.2.2 Approximation by Binomial Distribution 14.2.3 Convergence to Poisson Distribution 14.2.4 Convergence to the Normal Distribution 14.3 Sum of Multinomial Random Vectors 14.3.1 Notations and Definitions 14.3.2 Generalized Krawtchouk Polynomials and Approximation by Multinomial Distribution 14.3.3 Convergence to Poisson Distribution 14.3.4 Convergence to the Normal Distribution References 15 Algebraic Properties and Validity of Univariate and Multivariate Cornish–Fisher Expansion 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Univariate Cornish–Fisher Expansion 15.3 Multivariate Cornish–Fisher Expansion 15.4 Application 15.5 Validity of Cornish–Fisher Expansion 15.6 Cornish–Fisher Expansion of Discrete Variables References Index