Introduction to Applied Statistics: A Modelling Approach (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198528944)

This text is aimed at students in medicine, biology and the social sciences as well as those planning to specialize in applied statistics. It covers the basics of the design and analysis of surveys and experiments and provides an understanding of the basic principles of modeling and inference. Practical advice is provided on how to design a study, collect data, record observations accurately, detect errors, construct appropriate models, and interpret the results. The text contains many illustrative examples and exercises relating statistical principles to research. A companion web site is available with links to data sets, R codes, and an instructor's manual with teaching hints and solutions.

Author: J. K. Lindsey
ISBN-10: 0198528949
ISBN-13: 9780198528944
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2004
Pages: 321
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.62w x 0.90d