A Concise Introduction to Statistical Inference

This textbook provides a concise and engaging introduction to the concepts of statistical inference aimed at a non-mathematical audience. The book uses very little calculus and lots of illustrative examples, primarily taken from economics, psychology and the medical sciences. The book introduces the main ideas of inference in the first chapter, and then goes into more detail on each topic to enhance understanding. The book has lots of problems (with solutions) throughout the chapters, and each chapter has a set of exercises and applications for further study. It is based on a course taught to undergraduate students of economics and business, so is potentially accessible to a wide audience.

Jacco Thijssen is a professor of finance at the University of York, UK. Before he joined York, he was at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and held visiting positions at LUISS "Guido Carli" in Rome, Italy, and the Institute of Mathematical Economics at Bielefeld University, Germany. He holds a PhD in mathematical economics from Tilburg University, Netherlands, and his main research interests are in the applications of optimal stopping theory, stochastic calculus, and game theory to problems in economics and finance. Professor Thijssen has taught probability theory, statistics, finance, and microeconomics?to students of?all levels in economics, business, and mathematics. He has received the Aranson Teaching Prize for best organised module twice, as well as a Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award for his statistics teaching.