Herman Rubin wrote:
>
> I believe it is more important to point out that, for regular
> problems, the likelihood function is asymptotically that of
> a normal translation parameter. This gets far more, as well
> as an understanding of computational methods.
Nicely put.
> >> The question is which undergraduates.
> >Not an issue for me.
> I see it as a major issue.
It probably is, but not for me. I just like to look at textbooks
and was curious about which ones were currently in high regard.
BTW, Mood and Graybill was a very nice text. I don't know why I
overlooked it. Perhaps because it never seemed to gain the same
kind of widespread use as H&C. Don't know why.
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