Statistical models : theory and practice / David A. Freedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedman, David, 1938-2008, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linear models (Statistics).

Bootstrap (Statistics).

Mathematical statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 442 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This lively and engaging book explains the things you have to know in order to read empirical papers in the social and health sciences, as well as the techniques you need to build statistical models of your own. The discussion in the book is organized around published studies, as are many of the exercises. Relevant journal articles are reprinted at the back of the book. Freedman makes a thorough appraisal of the statistical methods in these papers and in a variety of other examples. He illustrates the principles of modelling, and the pitfalls. The discussion shows you how to think about the critical issues - including the connection (or lack of it) between the statistical models and the real phenomena. The book is written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in statistics, as well as students and professionals in the social and health sciences.

Contents:

Observed studies and experiments

The regression line

Matrix algebra

Multiple regression

Multiple regression: Special topics

Path models

Maximum likelihood

The bootstrap

Simultaneous equations

Issues in statistical modeling.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-38441-9

1-107-18827-X

0-511-81586-7

0-511-60414-9

0-511-65070-1

0-511-60336-3

0-511-60258-8

OCLC:

609845723