The field of statistics is growing at a rapid pace and the rate of publication of the books and papers on applied and theoretical aspects of statistics has been increasing steadily. The last decade has also witnessed the emergence of several new statistics journals to keep pace with the
increase in research activity in statistics. With the advance of computer technology and the easy accessibility to statistical packages, more and
more scientists in many disciplines have been using statistical techniques in data analysis. Statistics seems to be playing the role of a common
denominator among all the scientists besides having profound influence on such matters like public policy. So, there is a great need to have
comprehensive self-contained reference books to disseminate information on