Nonparametric Methods in Sequential Analysis
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ABSTRACf Most of the other chapters in this volume are devoted to various parametric models arising in the classical sequential analysis pertaining to statistical decision theory including sequential testing as well as {point and interval} estimation problems. Though of relatively recent origins, various nonparametric models have also been worked out for these tradi tional problems in sequential analysis. A systematic account of these robust nonparametric methods is presented in the current chapter.
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