publication of a third edition to a book already well suited. As readers of the earlier editions have come to expect,
TSH contains an enormous number of examples, problems, and ideas. The writing and presentation are excellent."
Journal of the American Statistical Association, June 2006"This is the third edition of a famous book which was first published in 1959. The first rigorous exposition to the theory of testing for any student of statistics has been invariably through this masterpiece. ... Needless to say, this book continues to be the benchmark in the rigorous treatment of testing of hypothesis. The new chapters on the asymptotic behaviour of most of the popular tests is a true value addition." (Arup Bose, Sankhya, Vol. 67 (4), 2005)
"This is a revised and expanded version of the well-known second edition from 1986 ... . The exposition is clear and sufficiently rigorous. ... With this edition 'Testing Statistical Hypothesis' will undoubtedly continue to be the standard graduate level textbook on statistical testing." (R. Schlittgen, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1076, 2006)
"This monograph under review is the third edition ... of Erich L. Lehmann's classical graduate text on 'Testing statistical hypotheses'. ... the second edition from 1986 has comprehensively been reorganized ... . Additional insight into the historical background and recent developments is given ... . More than 1,000 original references are provided. ... an excellent and demanding treatment of modern statistical test theory. There is no doubt that it remains and will even more be used as a standard monograph ... ." (J. Steinebach, Metrika, Vol. 64, 2006)