Advances on Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Probability and Statistics

At the International Indian Statistical Association Conference held at McMaster University in Ontario Canada participants focused on advancements in theory and methodology of probability and statistics. This is one of two volumes containing invited papers from the meeting. The 32 chapters deal with different topics of interest including stochastic processes and inference distributions and characterizations inference Bayesian inference selection methods regression methods and methods in health research. The text is ideal for applied mathematicians statisticians and researchers in the field.