Parameter Estimation in Engineering and Science

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James Beck, 1977 - Mathematics - 501 pages
Introduction to and survey of parameter estimation; Probability; Introduction to statistics; Parameter estimation methods; Introduction to linear estimation; Matrix analysis for linear parameter estimation; Minimization of sum of squares functions for models nonlinear in parameters; Design of optimal experiments.
 

Contents

Introduction to and Survey of Parameter Estimation
1
REFERENCES
24
PROBLEMS
78
Introduction to Statistics
84
REFERENCES
114
REFERENCES
129
REFERENCES
204
Matrix Analysis for Linear Parameter Estimation
213
APPENDIX 6B MATRIX INVERSION LEMMA
326
Minimization of Sum of Squares Functions for Models
334
REFERENCES
414
Design of Optimal Experiments
419
REFERENCES
474
Appendix A Identifiability Condition
481
Appendix B Estimators and Covariances for Various Estimation
489
Index
495

LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATION
234
REFERENCES
319

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