An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (3rd Edition)

Rating:
Summary: Good Intro for the Mathematically Mature
Review: This text is a good introduction to probability theory and mathematical statistics for the mathematically mature. It presumes a working knowledge of multivariate calculus and good facility with symbolic manipulation. The major shortcoming, though, is the small amount of sample problems and exercises after each section. As this book has not been revised since the mid-1980's, perhaps the authors will take this into account for the next edition (I await). Two particularly nice features of this book are the historical backgrounds of probability theory and the dry, dark humor that the authors interject. These make the book a bit more entertaining.

As for the reviewer below, from Wharton: I give you credit for taking STAT-430 and not 101, but do you really believe the book is quite that bad?