Runs and Scans with Applications

N. BALAKRISHNAN, PhD, is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is also the author of A First Course in Order Statistics and four volumes of the Distributions in Statistics series (all from Wiley). MARKOS V. KOUTRAS, PhD, is Professor of Statistics at the University of Piraeus in Greece, where he researches applied probability, reliability, and distribution theory.

• List of Tables. List of Figures. Preface. Introduction and Historical Remarks. Waiting for the First Run Occurrence. Applications. Waiting for Multiple Run Occurrences. Number of Run Occurrences. Sooner/Later Run Occurrences. Multivariate Run-Related Distributions. Applications. Waiting for the First Scan. Waiting for Multiple Scans. Number of Scan Occurrences. Applications. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

“…many excellent features…” (Statistical Methods in Medical Research, No.13, 2004) "...provides excellent coverage of the topic of scans, and runs, including a nice historical account and guide to the literature..." (Technometrics, Vol. 44, No. 4, November 2002)"...highly recommended…well done and perfectly edited..." (Journal of the American Statistical Association, December 2002)"...a great resource..." (International Journal of General Systems, Vol. 32, 2003)