Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Model Validity [Paperback]

The 37 expository articles in this volume provide broad coverage of important topics relating to the theory, methods, and applications of goodness-of-fit tests and model validity. The book is divided into eight parts, each of which presents topics written by expert researchers in their areas. Key features include: * state-of-the-art exposition of modern model validity methods, graphical techniques, and computer-intensive methods * systematic presentation with sufficient history and coverage of the fundamentals of the subject * exposure to recent research and a variety of open problems * many interesting real life examples for practitioners * extensive bibliography, with special emphasis on recent literature * subject index This comprehensive reference work will serve the statistical and applied mathematics communities as well as practitioners in the field.

The 37 expository articles in this volume provide broad coverage of important topics relating to the theory, methods, and applications of goodness-of-fit tests and model validity. The book is divided into eight parts, each of which presents topics written by expert researchers in their areas.

 

Key features include:

 

* state-of-the-art exposition of modern model validity methods, graphical techniques, and computer-intensive methods

 

* systematic presentation with sufficient history and coverage of the fundamentals of the subject

 

* exposure to recent research and a variety of open problems

 

* many interesting real-life examples for practitioners

 

* extensive bibliography, with special emphasis on recent literature

 

* subject index

 

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