Applied Asymptotics by A. R. Brazzale, A. C. Davison, N. Reid - 9780521847032

Applied AsymptoticsCase Studies in Small-Sample Statistics\nAuthor(s): A. R. Brazzale, A. C. Davison, N. Reid\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521847032, 978-0521847032\nSynopsis\nIn fields such as biology, medical sciences, sociology, and economics researchers often face the situation where the number of available observations, or the amount of available information, is sufficiently small that approximations based on the normal distribution may be unreliable. Theoretical work over the last quarter-century has led to new likelihood-based methods that lead to very accurate approximations in finite samples, but this work has had limited impact on statistical practice. This book illustrates by means of realistic examples and case studies how to use the new theory, and investigates how and when it makes a difference to the resulting inference. The treatment is oriented towards practice and comes wi.