Asymptotics in statistics: some basic concepts (Q1188872)

This book grew out of the well-known Montreal Lecture Notes by the first author [Théorie asymptotique de la decision statistique. (1969; Zbl 0374.62024)]. They have been updated by remarks concerning some new developments like LAMN-structures or nonparametric LAN-cases. The book does not contain full proofs of all main theorems nor does it present a coherent introduction into the subject. It gives some impression of what type of mathematics one has to expect when reading the big monograph of \textit{L. Le Cam}, Asymptotic methods in statistical decision theory. (1986; Zbl 0605.62002). At first reading one should be well aquainted with classical asymptotics since the authors tend to worry about nonregular cases instead of presenting the stream-lined examples.