Thanks for the message. I do have a bit more Calculus theory under my belt than is taught in an average ugrad intro calc course. I am in the process of reading through some of Apostol's text and have spent some time sitting in on a pure math calc course. However, I do not have any Analysis.
It looks like I'll have to settle with the most rigorous text that I can understand now, and then delve more deeply into basic statistics theory when my calculus has become more developed. So, would your recommendation be then to read a good probability text and then progress on to DeGroot? Any thoughts on a good probability text? Have an opinion of Ghahramani's book? I am not sure how rigorous it is, but I have seen some very positive reviews. Once again, thank you very much and have a great weekend. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Herman Rubin) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Daryl Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Greetings, > > >I know similar questions have been asked in the past, but I have still not > >been able to come up with an answer in my search of the newsgroup archives > >on Google. > > >I am looking for a good introductory mathematically-oriented statistics > >textbook for self-study. Preferably, one that is relatively comprehensive > >(covers most important topics), rigorous and more analytical (looks at why > >instead of just how). I have no prior knowledge of statistics or probability > >theory. I am currently completing my undergraduate, so I have some basic > >linear algebra and calculus 1 & 2. Although, my major is not in math, this > >is an area that I am quite interested in. > > >Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. > > What you are asking for is impossible. Unless your calculus > courses were very unusual, their lack of emphasis on the > concepts (why instead of how) is going to be a problem in > doing that for probability and statistics. Linear algebra > courses are SOMETIMES better, but learning how to compute > just about anything conceals the why. Did you have lots of > theorems and proofs? If not, there is every reason to be > highly suspicious. > > I suggest that, in any case, you start with a good probability > text. Some decent statistics texts include probability, but > most assume lots of it, and their reviews are likely to be too > terse. > > There is one book which is not at the level I would like, but > is somewhat in the direction you wish, and which you may be > able to handle. This is the text by DeGroot. . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
