An Introduction to Signal Detection and Estimation (Springer Texts in Electrical Engineering) [Hardcover]

H. Vincent Poor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 29, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0387941738 | ISBN-13: 978-0387941738 | Edition: 2nd

Essential background reading for engineers and scientists working in such fields as communications, control, signal, and image processing, radar and sonar, radio astronomy, seismology, remote sensing, and instrumentation. The book can be used as a textbook for a single course, as well as a combination of an introductory and an advanced course, or even for two separate courses, one in signal detection, the other in estimation.

Editorial Reviews

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"...many diagrams are used to illustrate how statistical procedures are implemented...The book is organized in a particularly nice and useful way. The level of mathematical difficulty rises very gradually...Great care is exercised to explain the meaning of each result..." -- Mathematical Review

"Students will find the book a very useful, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to detection and estimation techniques...Renders the theories of the field accessible to an average graduate student...[also] a valuable addition to their library as a handy reference to key ideas and techniques." -- IEEE Communications Magazine

Product Details

• Hardcover: 408 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (March 29, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387941738
• ISBN-13: 978-0387941738
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, but not student-friendly!, June 28, 2000

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Jose Albornoz Martos "Littleneutrino" (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Introduction to Signal Detection and Estimation (Springer Texts in Electrical Engineering) (Hardcover)

Dr. Poor is a very well known authority in statistical signal processing, and in this book he offers us an excellent introductory-level presentation on a challenging and very important subject. Careful reading of this book will provide the reader with a solid theoretical background!

Lots of examples and exercises to illustrate theory; nevertheless I think that some very important aspects related to practical applications should not be left as exercises (for instance M-ary hypothesis testing). I also missed some computer-based exercises; it would have been great to see the beauty of detection and estimation theory at work.

If you have some familiarity with the topic you will undoubtedly enjoy this book, but if you are a student tackling with this for the first time it will be demanding reading. You will need considerable fluency in random variable calculus to get the most out of the book, as the author presents many results and derivations as "straightforward".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Book I've Seen but could be better, March 9, 2005

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Michael Sander "speedplane" (Ithaca, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Introduction to Signal Detection and Estimation (Springer Texts in Electrical Engineering) (Hardcover)

Poor does a better than average job of explaining the complicated theory behind detection and estimation. He has many examples which clarifiy some complicated theorems. However I find that too many steps are skipped. Particularly in chapter II where the basis for all of the detection methods become apparent.

The book is an excellent resource for someone who wants to learn detection and estimation. However don't expect it to be your only resource. In order to understand Poor's book to its fullest you will need to find supplemental material.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hardly an introduction, December 13, 2008

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Rudolph (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Introduction to Signal Detection and Estimation (Springer Texts in Electrical Engineering) (Hardcover)

This book seems to be the standard detection and estimation text (it was used in a graduate-level EE course at my university). This is unfortunate as it's a pretty bad book. While the author is obviously knowledgeable about the subject matter, the writing is terse and unenlightening. There are many leaps taken with little explanation and lots of assumption. Although this is probably a decent reference book for those already familiar with detection and estimation theory, it makes an extremely poor choice for a class.