Foundations of Statistical Algorithms With References to R Packages. By C.WeihsO.MersmannU.Ligges. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. 2015. 500 pages. UK£44.99 (hardback). ISBN 978‐1‐4398‐7885‐9
James Michael Curran · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics · 2018
The main contribution of this book is to provide an overview of the foundational algorithms that underlie modern statistical computing tools. There is very real pedagogical value in having, at least, a passing acquaintance with some of the basic techniques used to solve standard problems in statistical computing, such as random number generation, numerical linear algebra, optimization and quadrature