Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

Rating:
Summary: Encyclopeadia Britannica
Review: I knew this book's name from Bibiography for an Encyclopeadia Britannica (1993 edition) article Statistics. I have not read the book yet. I gave it a neutral rating (3 stars) since I assume the book at least is not a poor one. (Very likely it deserv a 4 or 5 star rating after I read it).

Rating:
Summary: useful, but a bit out of date
Review: The book introduces basic statistical concepts, without demanding too much mathematical background on behalf of the reader (in fact a calculus knowledge is adequate).

The function of statistics as an inference process is well elaborated, but one can not say the same for modern aspects of mathematical statistics as is decision theory and games. Also it does not cover adequately inference from stochastic processes.

Overall, this is a upper undergraduate student text which could provide the material for a mathematical statistics course if it is supplemented with a more modern textbook.