Statistical Models: Theory and Practice - Couverture souple

Freedman, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521671051 ISBN 13 : 9780521671057

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Freedman David

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'... a modern introduction to the subject, discusses graphical models and simultaneous equations among other topics. There are plenty of instructive exercises and computer labs. Especially valuable is the critical assessment of the main 'philosophers' stones' in applied statistics. This is an inspiring book and a very good read, for teachers as well as students.' Professor Gesine Reinert, Oxford University

'Regression techniques are often applied to observational data with the intent of drawing causal conclusions. In what circumstances is this justified? What are the assumptions underlying the analysis? Statistical Models answers these questions. The book is essential reading for anybody who uses regression to do more than summarize data. The treatment is original, and extremely well written. Critical discussions of research papers from the social sciences are most insightful. I highly recommend this book to anybody who engages in statistical modeling, or teaches regression, and most certainly to all of my students.' Aad van der Vaart, Professor of Statistics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

'A pleasure to read, Statistical Models shows the field's most elegant writer at the height of his powers. While most textbooks hurry past core assumptions in order to explicate technique, this book places the spotlight on the core assumptions, challenging readers to think critically about how they are invoked in practice.' Donald Green, Director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University

Biographie de l'auteur

David A. Freedman is Professor of Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. He has also taught in Athens, Caracas, Jerusalem, Kuwait, London, Mexico City, and Stanford. He has written several previous books, including a widely used elementary text. He is one of the leading researchers in probability and statistics, with 150 papers in the professional literature. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2003, he received the John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science from the National Academy of Sciences, recognizing his “profound contributions to the theory and practice of statistics.” Freedman has consulted for the Carnegie Commission, the City of San Francisco, and the Federal Reserve, as well as several departments of the U.S. government. He has testified as an expert witness on statistics in law cases that involve employment discrimination, fair loan practices, duplicate signatures on petitions, railroad taxation, ecological inference, flight patterns of golf balls, price scanner errors, sampling techniques, and census adjustment.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521671051
• ISBN 13: 9780521671057
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 424