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Ancillary Statistics, Pivotal Quantities and Confidence Statements

  • DasGupta A
Springer New York, (2011), 327-342
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5825-9_29
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Abstract

Several basic concepts of statistics that originated in the writings of R. A. Fisher are critically reviewed. Some deeprooted misconceptions about the meaning of ancillary information and confidence statements are carefully analysed.

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DasGupta, A. (2011). Ancillary Statistics, Pivotal Quantities and Confidence Statements. In Selected Works of Debabrata Basu (pp. 327–342). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5825-9_29

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