Multivariate Statistical Inference and Applications by Alvin ... - 9780471571513

Multivariate Statistical Inference and ApplicationsAuthor(s): Alvin C. Rencher\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Wiley-Interscience\nISBN-13: 9780471571513, 978-0471571513\nSynopsis\nThe most accessible introduction to the theory and practice of multivariate analysis Multivariate Statistical Inference and Applications is a user-friendly introduction to basic multivariate analysis theory and practice for statistics majors as well as nonmajors with little or no background in theoretical statistics. Among the many special features of this extremely accessible first text on multivariate analysis are: * Clear, step-by-step explanations of all key concepts and procedures along with original, easy-to-follow proofs * Numerous problems, examples, and tables of distributions * Many real-world data sets drawn from a wide range of disciplines * Reviews of univariate procedures that give rise to multivariate techniques * An extensive survey of the world literature on.