The journal Statistical Papers addresses itself to all persons and organizations that have to deal with statistical methods in their own field of work. It attempts to provide a forum for the presentation and critical assessment of statistical methods, in particular for the discussion of their methodological foundations as well as their potential applications. Methods that have broad applications will be preferred. However, special attention is given to those statistical methods which are relevant to the economic and social sciences. In addition to original research papers (regular articles), readers will find survey articles, short communications, reports on statistical software, and book reviews.

Editors

Christine Müller (Coordinating Editor) 
Fachbereich Statistik
Technische Universität Dortmund
44221 Dortmund, Germany
E-mail: cmueller@statistik.tu-dortmund.de

Carsten Jentsch
Fakultät Statistik
Technische Universität Dortmund
Vogelpothsweg 87
44221 Dortmund, Germany
jentsch@statistik.tu-dortmund.de
Werner G. Müller
Institut für Angewandte Statistik
Johannes-Kepler-Universität Linz
Altenberger Str. 69 
4040 Linz, a. D., Austria
E-mail: Werner.Mueller@jku.at

Editorial Board

Z. Bai, Changhun, China
A. Bathke, Salzburg, Austria
N. Chen, Singapore, Singapore
C. Czado, Garching, Germany
D. Giles, Victoria, Canada
J. Grammig, Tübingen, Germany
R. Harman, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
K. Ickstadt, Dortmund, Germany
H. M. R. Khan, Miami, FL, USA
C. Kleiber, Basel, Switzerland
S. Kuhnt, Dortmund, Germany
Y. Liu, Wuhan, China
S. Liu, Canberra, Australia
I. Mizera, Edmonton, Canada
R. L. Paige, Rolla, MI, USA
S. Puntanen, Tampere, Finland
A. Quatember, Linz, Austria
C. R. Rao, University Park, PA, USA
M. M. Ristic, Nis, Serbia
D. von Rosen, Uppsala, Sweden
U. Schneider, Vienna, Austria
P. Sibbertsen, Hannover, Germany
E. Stanghellini, Perugia, Italy
Z. Xu, Lincoln, NE, USA 
A. Yeh, Bowling Green, OH, USA
J. Zhou, Victoria, Canada



Book Reviews

Carsten Jentsch
Fakultät Statistik,
Technische Universität Dortmund
Vogelpothsweg 87
44221 Dortmund, Germany
E-Mail: jentsch@statistik.tu-dortmund.de


Problem Section

Kazuhiko Kakamu
Graduate School of Business Administration 
Kobe University 
2-1, Rokkodai, Nada, 
Kobe 657-8501, Japan
E-mail: kakamu@person.kobe-u.ac.jp