Estimation theory

by R. Deutsch

Estimation theory ie an important discipline of great practical importance in many areas, as is well known. Recent developments in the information sciences—for example, statistical communication theory and control theory—along with the availability of large-scale computing facilities, have provided added stimulus to the development of estimation methods and techniques and have naturally given the theory a status well beyond that of a mere topic in statistics. The present book is a timely reminder of this fact, as a perusal of the table of conk). (covering thirteen chapters) indicates: Chapter I provides a concise historical account of the growth of the theory; Chapters 2 and 3 introduce the notions of estimates, estimators, and optimality, while Chapters 4 and 5 are devoted to Gauss' method of least squares and associated linear estimates and estimators. Chapter 6 approaches the problem of nonlinear estimates (which in statistical communication theory are the rule rather than the excep