We propose a way to formalize the relationship between descriptive analysis and structural estimation. A researcher reports an estimate ĉ of a structural quantity of interest c that is exactly or ...

Ever wanted to encapsulate a quarterback's performance in a single number, wondered whether a bowling score was a descriptive statistic, or wished for a mathematical dissection of the Monty Hall ...

Vol. 10, Differential Geometry in Statistical Inference (1987), pp. i-iii+1-17+19+21-95+97-161+163+165-217+219-240 (237 pages) The Institute of Mathematical Statistics Lecture Notes–Monograph Series ...