Models For Discrete Data
by Daniel Zelterman /
2006 / English / PDF
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Discrete or count data arise in experiments where the outcome
variables are the numbers of individual classified into unique,
non-overlapping categories. This revised edition describes the
statistical models used in the analysis and summary of such data,
and provides a sound introduction to the subject for graduate
students and practitioners needing a review of the methodology.
With many numerical examples throughout, it includes topics not
covered in depth elsewhere, such as the negative multinomial
distribution; the many forms of the hypergeometric distribution;
and coordinate free models. A detailed treatment of sample size
estimation and power are given in terms of both exact inference and
asymptotic, non-central chi-squared methods. A new section covering
Poisson regression has also been included. An important feature of
this book, missing elsewhere, is the integration of the software
into the text.
Discrete or count data arise in experiments where the outcome
variables are the numbers of individual classified into unique,
non-overlapping categories. This revised edition describes the
statistical models used in the analysis and summary of such data,
and provides a sound introduction to the subject for graduate
students and practitioners needing a review of the methodology.
With many numerical examples throughout, it includes topics not
covered in depth elsewhere, such as the negative multinomial
distribution; the many forms of the hypergeometric distribution;
and coordinate free models. A detailed treatment of sample size
estimation and power are given in terms of both exact inference and
asymptotic, non-central chi-squared methods. A new section covering
Poisson regression has also been included. An important feature of
this book, missing elsewhere, is the integration of the software
into the text.
Many more exercises are provided (including 84% more applied
exercises) than in the previous edition, helping consolidate the
reader's understanding of all subjects covered, and making the book
highly suitable for use in a classroom setting. Several new
datasets, mostly from the health and medical sector, are discussed,
including previously unpublished data from a study of Tourette's
Syndrome in children.
Many more exercises are provided (including 84% more applied
exercises) than in the previous edition, helping consolidate the
reader's understanding of all subjects covered, and making the book
highly suitable for use in a classroom setting. Several new
datasets, mostly from the health and medical sector, are discussed,
including previously unpublished data from a study of Tourette's
Syndrome in children.