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Multivariate Exponential Families: A Concise Guide to Statistical Inference

  • Gives a concise introduction to exponential families
  • Includes a variety of detailed examples
  • Provides a rigorous course for graduate students of statistics and mathematics as well as for researchers

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Statistics (BRIEFSSTATIST)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction: Aims and Outline

    • Stefan Bedbur, Udo Kamps
    Pages 1-3
  3. Parametrizations and Basic Properties

    • Stefan Bedbur, Udo Kamps
    Pages 5-42
  4. Distributional and Statistical Properties

    • Stefan Bedbur, Udo Kamps
    Pages 43-64
  5. Parameter Estimation

    • Stefan Bedbur, Udo Kamps
    Pages 65-91
  6. Hypotheses Testing

    • Stefan Bedbur, Udo Kamps
    Pages 93-115
  7. Exemplary Multivariate Applications

    • Stefan Bedbur, Udo Kamps
    Pages 117-135
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 137-142

About this book

This book provides a concise introduction to exponential families. Parametric families of probability distributions and their properties are extensively studied in the literature on statistical modeling and inference. Exponential families of distributions comprise density functions of a particular form, which enables general assertions and leads to nice features. With a focus on parameter estimation and hypotheses testing, the text introduces the reader to distributional and statistical properties of multivariate and multiparameter exponential families along with a variety of detailed examples. The material is widely self-contained and written in a mathematical setting. It may serve both as a concise, mathematically rigorous course on exponential families in a systematic structure and as an introduction to Mathematical Statistics restricted to the use of exponential families.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Statistics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Stefan Bedbur, Udo Kamps

About the authors

Stefan Bedbur has a postdoctoral position at the Chair in Statistics, RWTH Aachen University, where he was awarded the honorary title RWTH Lecturer in 2020.
Udo Kamps holds the Chair in Statistics at the Institute of Statistics, RWTH Aachen University, and is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute since 2000.
Their main fields of work are Applied and Mathematical Statistics, Reliability Theory, and Models for Ordered Data.



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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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