Differential geometry of statistical inference

A higher-order asymptotic theory of statistical inference is presented in a unified manner in the differential-geometrical framework. The first-, second- and third-order efficiencies of estimators are obtained in terms of the curvatures and connections of submanifolds related to both the model and estimator. The first-, second and third- order powers of a two-sided (unbiased) test is also obtained in terms of the curvature and the intersecting angle of the boundary of the critical region.