This book is aimed at Ph.D. and advanced M.S. students of statistics who need to understand modern statistical theory both in its exponential family structure and its applications, without requiring advanced mathematical preparation. Connections with logistic regression, survival analysis, Bayesian ...

This book is aimed at Ph.D. and advanced M.S. students of statistics who need to understand modern statistical theory both in its exponential family structure and its applications, without requiring advanced mathematical preparation. Connections with logistic regression, survival analysis, Bayesian methods, and false discovery rates are emphasized.