Statistical Computing

by William J. Kennedy, Jr., and James E. Gentle

Marcel Dekker, 1980

This book covers most of the field that is known as statistical computing.

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Computer Organization
• 3. Error in Floating-Point Computation
• 4. Programming and Statistical Software
• 5. Approximating Probabilities and Percentage Points in Selected Probability Distributions
• 6. Random Numbers: Generation, Tests, and Applications
• 7. Selected Computational Methods in Linear Algebra
• 8. Computational Methods for Multiple Linear Regression Analysis
• 9. Computational Methods for Classification Models
• 10. Unconstrained Optimization and Nonlinear Regression
• 11. Model Fitting Based on Criteria Other Than Least Squares
• 12. Selected Multivariate Methods