Distribution-free Statistical Methods (Monographs on Applied Probability and Statistics)

First edition, first impression.  viii, 264, [2]pp.  Laminated stiff card covers with many charts, tables and diagrams in text.  8vo.  A little gentle edge wear to card covers.  Internally, previous owner's details neatly inked on the first leaf else neat, clean, bright and tight. Johannes Stephanus Maritz was a prominent statistician known for his work on nonparametric statistics, particularly through this influential book, Distribution-free Statistical Methods. The book defines distribution-free methods as those which do not rely on assumptions about the specific form of distribution for their validity and emphasises randomisation and permutation techniques to solve nonparametric problems.