An Introduction to Bartlett Correction and Bias Reduction

• Main Authors: Cordeiro, Gauss M. (Author), Cribari-Neto, Francisco (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Statistics,
• Subjects: Statistics.; Econometrics.; Statistical Theory and Methods.; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance.

This book presents a concise introduction to Bartlett and Bartlett-type corrections of statistical tests and bias correction of point estimators. The underlying idea behind both groups of corrections is to obtain higher accuracy in small samples. While the main focus is on corrections that can be an...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Likelihood-Based Inference and Finite-Sample Corrections: A Brief Overview
• Bartlett Corrections and Bootstrap Testing Inference
• Bartlett-Type Corrections
• Analytical and Bootstrap Bias Corrections
• Supplementary Material
• Glossary.