<P><B></B> A unified presentation of parameter estimation for those involved in the design and implementation of statistical signal processing algorithms. <B></B> Covers important approaches to obtaining an optimal estimator and analyzing its performance; and includes numerous examples as well as applications to real- world problems. <B>MARKETS:</B> For practicing engineers and scientists who design and analyze signal processing systems, i.e., to extract information from noisy signals — radar engineer, sonar engineer, geophysicist, oceanographer, biomedical engineer, communications engineer, economist, statistician, physicist, etc. </P>