Topics in Circular Statistics

This research monograph on circular data analysis covers some recent advances in the field, as well as briefly introducing and reviewing existing methods and models. The primary focus is on recent research into topics such as change-point problems, predictive distributions, circular correlation, regression, etc. An essential feature of this work is the S-plus subroutines provided for analyzing actual data sets. Coupled with the discussion of new theoretical research, the book should benefit both the researcher and the practitioner.