Marques, Filipe J.Bekker, Andriette, 1958-Arashi, Mohammad2019-08-082019-08-082018-09Marques, F.J., Bekker, A. & Arashi, M. 2018, 'Preface for the special Issue on computational techniques in theoretical and applied statistics', Statistics, Optimization and Information Computing, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 303-304.2311-004X (print)2310-5070 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70920Recent technological developments and the exponential increase in computational power provide researchers in statistics with endless possibilities for developing methodologies and applying new techniques. This special issue, entitled “Computational Techniques in Theoretical and Applied Statistics”, highlights some topics and specific problems, combining theoretical results, applications and computational techniques.en© 2018 International Academic PressComputational techniquesTechnological developmentsComputational powerResearchersTheoretical statisticsApplied statisticsArticle