Statistical Inference
George Casella and Roger L. Berger
7 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2018–2022.
1 commenter pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
I've been enjoying the struggle through Statistical Inference by George Casella as a foundational text.
casella and burger is the standard grad math stats book and good-ish departments i.e. it proves things using calculus but it's for statisticians (covers things like efficiency and biasedness and etc).
I personally think it's most useful as a reference, moreso than a textbook.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What are your favorite statistics and probability textbooks? 2018 · 5 recommendations
- Ask HN: Which books do you consider real gems in your field of work/study? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List 2021 · 1 recommendation