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Dorin Bucur, Giuseppe Buttazzo, "Variational Methods in Shape Optimization Problems"
Birkhauser | ISBN: 0817643591 | Year 2005 | 216 pages | 2.2 MB | PDF

The study of shape optimization problems encompasses a wide spectrum of academic research with numerous applications to the real world. In this work these problems are treated from both the classical and modern perspectives and target a broad audience of graduate students in pure and applied mathematics, as well as engineers requiring a solid mathematical basis for the solution of practical problems.

Key topics and features:

* Presents foundational introduction to shape optimization theory

* Studies certain classical problems: the isoperimetric problem and the Newton problem involving the best aerodynamical shape, and optimization problems over classes of convex domains

* Treats optimal control problems under a general scheme, giving a topological framework, a survey of "gamma"-convergence, and problems governed by ODE

* Examines shape optimization problems with Dirichlet and Neumann conditions on the free boundary, along with the existence of classical solutions

* Studies optimization problems for obstacles and eigenvalues of elliptic operators

* Poses several open problems for further research

* Substantial bibliography and index

Driven by good examples and illustrations and requiring only a standard knowledge in the calculus of variations, differential equations, and functional analysis, the book can serve as a text for a graduate course in computational methods of optimal design and optimization, as well as an excellent reference for applied mathematicians addressing functional shape optimization problems.

G. Giorgi, A. Guerraggio, J. Thierfelder, "Mathematics of Optimization: Smooth and Non-smooth Case"
Elsevier | ISBN: 0444505504 | March 2004 | 600 pages | 18.9 MB | PDF

The book is intended for people (graduates, researchers, but also undergraduates with a good mathematical background) involved in the study of (static) optimization problems (in finite-dimensional spaces). It contains a lot of material, from basic tools of convex analysis to optimality conditions for smooth optimization problems, for non smooth optimization problems and for vector optimization problems.

The development of the subjects are self-contained and the bibliographical references are usually treated in different books (only a few books on optimization theory deal also with vector problems), so the book can be a starting point for further readings in a more specialized literature.

Assuming only a good (even if not advanced) knowledge of mathematical analysis and linear algebra, this book presents various aspects of the mathematical theory in optimization problems. The treatment is performed in finite-dimensional spaces and with no regard to algorithmic questions. After two chapters concerning, respectively, introductory subjects and basic tools and concepts of convex analysis, the book treats extensively mathematical programming problems in the smmoth case, in the nonsmooth case and finally vector optimization problems.

· Self-contained
· Clear style and results are either proved or stated precisely with adequate references
· The authors have several years experience in this field
· Several subjects (some of them non usual in books of this kind) in one single book, including nonsmooth optimization and vector optimization problems
· Useful long references list at the end of each chapter

C. G. G. Aitken, Franco Taroni “Statistics and the Evaluation of Evidence for Forensic Scientists"
Wiley | 2004-09-13 | ISBN: 0470843675 | 540 pages | PDF | 1,7 Mb

The first edition of Statistics and the Evaluation of Evidence for Forensic Scientists established itself as a highly regarded authority on this area. Fully revised and updated, the second edition provides significant new material on areas of current interest including:
Glass Interpretation
Fibres Interpretation
Bayes’ Nets

The title presents comprehensive coverage of the statistical evaluation of forensic evidence. It is written with the assumption of a modest mathematical background and is illustrated throughout with up-to-date examples from a forensic science background.

The clarity of exposition makes this book ideal for all forensic scientists, lawyers and other professionals in related fields interested in the quantitative assessment and evaluation of evidence.

'There can be no doubt that the appreciation of some evidence in a court of law has been greatly enhanced by the sound use of statistical ideas and one can be confident that the next decade will see further developments, during which time this book will admirably serve those who have cause to use statistics in forensic science.'
D.V. Lindley

David Ardia “Financial Risk Management with Bayesian Estimation of GARCH Models: Theory and Applications"
Springer | 2008-07-01 | ISBN: 3540786562 | 206 pages | PDF | 5,1 Mb

This book presents methodologies for the Bayesian estimation of GARCH models and their application to financial risk management. The study of these models from a Bayesian viewpoint is relatively recent and can be considered very promising due to the advantages of the Bayesian approach, in particular the possibility of obtaining small-sample results and integrating these results in a formal decision model. The first two chapters introduce the work and give an overview of the Bayesian paradigm for inference. The next three chapters describe the estimation of the GARCH model with Normal innovations and the linear regression models with conditionally Normal-GJR and Student-t-GJR errors. The sixth chapter shows how agents facing different risk perspectives can select their optimal Value at Risk Bayesian point estimate and documents that the differences between individuals can be substantial in terms of regulatory capital. The last chapter proposes the estimation of a Markov-switching GJR model.

D.H. Fremlin “Measure Theory: The Irreducible Minimum (Vol. 1)"
Torres Fremlin | 2000-05-31 | ISBN: 0953812901 | 108 pages | PDF | 1,6 Mb

Karl Johan Astrom “Introduction to Stochastic Control Theory"
Dover Publications | 2006-01-06 | ISBN: 0486445313 | 320 pages | PDF | 2,1 Mb

This text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students explores stochastic control theory in terms of analysis, parametric optimization, and optimal stochastic control. Limited to linear systems with quadratic criteria, it covers discrete time as well as continuous time systems. 1970 edition.

Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
By George Zipf


Publisher: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Inc
Number Of Pages:
Publication Date: 1949
ISBN-10 / ASIN: B000HY7FYI
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Binding: Hardcover
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Survival Analysis for Epidemiologic and Medical Research (Practical Guides to Biostatistics and Epidemiology)
by Steve Selvin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: 2008-03-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521895197
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521895194
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:

This practical guide shows why the analytic methods work and how to effectively analyze and interpret epidemiologic and medical survival data with the help of modern computer systems. The introduction presents a review of a variety of statistical methods that are not only key elements of survival analysis but are also central to statistical analysis in general. Techniques such as statistical tests, transformations, confidence intervals, and analytic modeling are presented in the context of survival data but are, in fact, statistical tools that apply to understanding the analysis of many kinds of data. Similarly, discussions of such statistical concepts such as bias, confounding, independence, and interaction are presented in the context of survival analysis as well as the basic components of a broad range of applications.

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The 50 States
By Carl L. Bankston, Sarah Hilbert, Kevin M. Mitchell, Charles F. Bahmueller, R. Kent Rasmussen


Publisher: Salem Press
Number Of Pages: 1078
Publication Date: 2007-05-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1587653672
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781587653674
Binding: Library Binding

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Statistical Modelling with Quantile Functions
By Warren Gilchrist


Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Number Of Pages: 344
Publication Date: 2000-05-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1584881747
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781584881742
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:

Galton used quantiles more than a hundred years ago in describing data. Tukey and Parzen used them in the 60s and 70s in describing populations. Since then, the authors of many papers, both theoretical and practical, have used various aspects of quantiles in their work. Until now, however, no one put all the ideas together to form what turns out to be a general approach to statistics. Statistical Modelling with Quantile Functions does just that. It systematically examines the entire process of statistical modelling, starting with using the quantile function to define continuous distributions. The author shows that by using this approach, it becomes possible to develop complex distributional models from simple components. A modelling kit can be developed that applies to the whole model - deterministic and stochastic components - and this kit operates by adding, multiplying, and transforming distributions rather than data. Statistical Modelling with Quantile Functions adds a new dimension to the practice of statistical modelling that will be of value to anyone faced with analyzing data. Not intended to replace classical approaches but to supplement them, it will make some of the traditional topics easier and clearer, and help readers build and investigate models for their own practical statistical problems.

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Statistical Practice in Business and Industry (Statistics in Practice)
By Shirley Coleman, Tony Greenfield, Dave Stewardson, Douglas C. Montgomery


Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 450
Publication Date: 2008-04-25
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470014970
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470014974
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:

This book covers all the latest advances, as well as more established methods, in the application of statistical and optimisation methods within modern industry. These include applications from a range of industries that include micro-electronics, chemical, automotive, engineering, food, component assembly, household goods and plastics. Methods range from basic graphical approaches to generalised modelling, from designed experiments to process control. Solutions cover produce and process design, through manufacture to packaging and delivery, from single responses to multivariate problems.

Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
By George Zipf


Publisher: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Inc
Number Of Pages:
Publication Date: 1949
ISBN-10 / ASIN: B000HY7FYI
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Binding: Hardcover
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Statistical Issues in Drug Development (Statistics in Practice)
By Stephen Senn


Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Number Of Pages: 524
Publication Date: 2008-02-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470018771
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470018774
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:

Drug development is the process of finding and producing therapeutically useful pharmaceuticals, turning them into safe and effective medicine, and producing reliable information regarding the appropriate dosage and dosing intervals. With regulatory authorities demanding increasingly higher standards in such developments, statistics has become an intrinsic and critical element in the design and conduct of drug development programmes.



Statistical Issues in Drug Development presents an essential and thought provoking guide to the statistical issues and controversies involved in drug development.



This highly readable second edition has been updated to include:
Comprehensive coverage of the design and interpretation of clinical trials.
Expanded sections on missing data, equivalence, meta-analysis and dose finding.
An examination of both Bayesian and frequentist methods.
A new chapter on pharmacogenomics and expanded coverage of pharmaco-epidemiology and pharmaco-economics.
Coverage of the ICH guidelines, in particular ICH E9, Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials.



It is hoped that the book will stimulate dialogue between statisticians and life scientists working within the pharmaceutical industry. The accessible and wide-ranging coverage make it essential reading for both statisticians and non-statisticians working in the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory bodies and medical research institutes. There is also much to benefit undergraduate and postgraduate students whose courses include a medical statistics component.


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Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
By George Zipf


Publisher: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Inc
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Publication Date: 1949
ISBN-10 / ASIN: B000HY7FYI
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Binding: Hardcover
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Applied Multiway Data Analysis (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)
By Pieter M. Kroonenberg


Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Number Of Pages: 579
Publication Date: 2008-01-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470164972
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470164976
Binding: Hardcover


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Applied Multiway Data Analysis presents a unique, thorough, and authoritative treatment of this relatively new and emerging approach to data analysis that is applicable across a range of fields, from the social and behavioral sciences to agriculture, environmental sciences, and chemistry. General introductions to multiway data types, methods, and estimation procedures are provided in addition to detailed explanations and advice for readers who would like to learn more about applying multiway methods. Using carefully laid out examples and engaging applications, the book begins with an introductory chapter that serves as a general overview of multiway analysis, including the types of problems it can address. Next, the process of setting up, carrying out, and evaluating multiway analyses is discussed along with commonly-encountered issues, such as preprocessing, missing data, model and dimensionality selection, postprocessing, transformation, as well as robustness and stability issues.

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Limited-Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics (Econometric Society Monographs)
By G. S. Maddala


Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 401
Publication Date: 1986-06-27
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521338255
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521338257
Binding: Paperback


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This book presents the econometric analysis of single-equation and simultaneous-equation models in which the jointly dependent variables can be continuous, categorical, or truncated. Despite the traditional emphasis on continuous variables in econometrics, many of the economic variables encountered in practice are categorical (those for which a suitable category can be found but where no actual measurement exists) or truncated (those that can be observed only in certain ranges). Such variables are involved, for example, in models of occupational choice, choice of tenure in housing, and choice of type of schooling. Models with regulated prices and rationing, and models for program evaluation, also represent areas of application for the techniques presented by the author.

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Statistical DNA Forensics: Theory, Methods and Computation (Statistics in Practice)
By Wing Kam Fung, Yue-Qing Hu


Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 262
Publication Date: 2008-03-21
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470066369
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470066362
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:

Statistical methodology plays a key role in ensuring that DNA evidence is collected, interpreted, analyzed and presented correctly. With the recent advances in computer technology, this methodology is more complex than ever before. There are a growing number of books in the area but none are devoted to the computational analysis of evidence. This book presents the methodology of statistical DNA forensics with an emphasis on the use of computational techniques to analyze and interpret forensic evidence.

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Statistical Methods in Medical Research
By Peter Armitage, Geoffrey Berry, J. N. S. Matthews


Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 832
Publication Date: 2001-12-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632052570
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780632052578
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:

The explanation and implementation of statistical methods for the medical researcher or statistician remains an integral part of modern medical research. This book explains the use of experimental and analytical biostatistics systems. Its accessible style allows it to be used by the non-mathematician as a fundamental component of successful research.

Since the third edition, there have been many developments in statistical techniques. The fourth edition provides the medical statistician with an accessible guide to these techniques and to reflect the extent of their usage in medical research.

The new edition takes a much more comprehensive approach to its subject. There has been a radical reorganization of the text to improve the continuity and cohesion of the presentation and to extend the scope by covering many new ideas now being introduced into the analysis of medical research data. The authors have tried to maintain the modest level of mathematical exposition that characterized the earlier editions, essentially confining the mathematics to the statement of algebraic formulae rather than pursuing mathematical proofs.

Received the Highly Commended Certificate in the Public Health Category of the 2002 BMA Books Competition.

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Statistics at Square Two: Understanding Modern Statistical Applications in Medicine
By Michael J. Campbell


Publisher: BMJ Books
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2006-06-13
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405134909
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405134903
Binding: Paperback


Product Description:

Updated companion volume to the ever popular Statistics at Square One (SS1)

Statistics at Square Two, Second Edition, helps you evaluate the many statistical methods in current use. Going beyond the basics of SS1, it covers sophisticated methods and highlights misunderstandings. Easy to read, it includes annotated computer outputs and keeps formulas to a minimum.



Worked examples of methods such as multiple and logical regression reinforce the text. Each chapter concludes with exercises to stimulate learning.



All those who need to understand statistics in clinical research papers and apply them in their own research will value this compact and coherent guide.

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All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference (Springer Texts in Statistics)
By Larry Wasserman


Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 442
Publication Date: 2004-09-17
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387402721
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780387402727
Binding: Hardcover


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This book is for people who want to learn probability and statistics quickly. It brings together many of the main ideas in modern statistics in one place. The book is suitable for students and researchers in statistics, computer science, data mining and machine learning.



This book covers a much wider range of topics than a typical introductory text on mathematical statistics. It includes modern topics like nonparametric curve estimation, bootstrapping and classification, topics that are usually relegated to follow-up courses. The reader is assumed to know calculus and a little linear algebra. No previous knowledge of probability and statistics is required. The text can be used at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level.


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Introduction to Econometrics
by G. S. Maddala

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Statistics for Six Sigma Green Belts with Minitab and JMP (Six Sigma)
By David M. Levine


Publisher: Prentice Hall
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2006-06-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0132291959
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780132291958
Binding: Hardcover


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