chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Methods for one-sided equivalence problems -- chapter 3 General approaches to the construction of tests for equivalence in the strict sense -- chapter 4 Equivalence tests for selected one-parameter problems -- chapter 5 Equivalence tests for designs with paired observations -- chapter 6 Equivalence tests for two unrelated samples -- chapter 7 Multisample tests for equivalence -- chapter 8 Tests for establishing goodness of fit -- chapter 9 The assessment of bioequivalence.