List of Abbreviations
a.s. | Almost surely |
ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
c.d.f. | Cumulative distribution function |
cov(x,y) | Covariance of X and Y |
CI | Confidence interval |
CLT | Central limit theorem |
CP | Coverage probability |
CR | Cramer Rao regularity conditions |
E {X| Y} | Conditional expected value of X, given Y |
E {X} | Expected value of X |
FIM | Fisher information matrix |
i.i.d. | Independent identically distributed |
LBUE | Linear best unbiased estimate |
LCL | Lower confidence limit |
m.g.f. | Moment generating function |
m.s.s. | Minimal sufficient statistics |
MEE | Moments equations estimator |
MLE | Maximum likelihood estimator |
MLR | Monotone likelihood ratio |
MP | Most powerful |
MSE | Mean squared error |
MVU | Minimum variance unbiased |
OC | Operating characteristic |
p.d.f. | Probability density function |
p.g.f. | Probability generating function |
P {E| A} | Conditional probability of E, given A |
P {E} | Probability of E |
PTE | Pre–test estimator |
r.v. | Random variable |
RHS | Right–hand side |
s.v. | Stopping variable |
SE | Standard error |
SLLN | Strong law of large numbers |
SPRT | Sequential probability ratio test |
tr {A} | trace of the matrix A |
UCL | Upper control limit |
UMP | Uniformly most powerful |
UMPI | Uniformly most powerful invariant |
UMPU | Uniformly most powerful unbiased |
UMVU | Uniformly minimum variance unbiased |
V {X| Y} | Conditional variance of X, given Y |
V {X} | Variance of X |
w.r.t. | With respect to |
WLLN | Weak law of large numbers |