Essentials of Statistical Inference - Young, G. A. (Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London) a Smith, R. L. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

Written for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics and related disciplines, this book explains the main approaches to statistical inference, with particular emphasis on the contrasts between them. It is the first textbook to synthesize material on computational topics with basic mathematical theory. Each chapter includes instructive problems.