Mathematical Statistics: A Decision Theoretic Approach
by Thomas S. Ferguson
Chapter 1. Game Theory and Decision Theory
- Basic Elements
- A Comparison of Game Theory and Decision Theory
- Decision Function; Risk Function
- Utility and Subjective Probability
- Randomization
- Optimal Decision Rules
- Geometric Interpretation for Finite Theta
- The Form of Bayes Rules for Estimation Problems
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Chapter 2. The Main Theorems of Decision Theory
- Admissibility and Completeness
- Decision Theory
- Admissibility of Bayes Rules
- Basic Assumptions
- Existence of Bayes Decision Rules
- Existence of a Minimal Complete Class
- The Separating Hyperplane Theorem
- Essential Completeness of the Class of Nonrandomized Decision Rules
- The Minimax Theorem
- The Complete Class Theorem
- Solving for Minimax Rules
Chapter 3. Distributions and Sufficient Statistics
- Useful Univariate Distributions
- The Multivariate Normal Distribution
- Sufficient Statistics
- Essentially Complete Classes of Rules Based on Sufficient Statistics
- Exponential Families of Distributions
- Complete Sufficient Statistics
- Continuity of the Risk Function
Chapter 4. Invariant Statistical Decision Problems
- Invariant Decision Problems
- Invariant Decision Rules
- Admissible and Minimax Invariant Rules
- Location and Scale Parameters
- Minimax Estimates of Location Parameters
- Minimax Estimates for the Parameters of a Normal Distribution
- The Pitman Estimate
- Estimation of a Distribution Function
Chapter 5. Testing Hypotheses
- The Neyman-Pearson Lemma
- Uniformly Most Powerful Tests
- Two-Sided Tests
- Uniformly Most Powerful Unbiased Tests
- Locally Best Tests
- Invariance in Hypothesis Testing
- The Two-Sample Problem
- Confidence Sets
- The General Linear Hypothesis
- Confidence Ellipsoids and Multiple Comparisons
Chapter 6. Multiple Decision Problems
- Monotone Multiple Decision Problems
- Bayes Rules in Multiple Decision Problems
- Slippage Problems
Chapter 7. Sequential Decision Problems
- Sequential Decision Rules
- Bayes and Minimax Sequential Decision Rules
- Convex Loss and Sufficiency
- Invariant Sequential Decision Problems
- Sequential Tests of a Simple Hypothesis Against a Simple Alternative
- The Sequential Probability Ratio Test
- The Fundamental Identity of Sequential Analysis