Introduction to Applied Statistics : A Modelling Approach

J K Lindsey

ISBN 10: 0198528949 / ISBN 13: 9780198528944

Published by Oxford University Press Jan 2004, 2004

About this Item

Neuware - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Applied Statistics : A Modelling Approach
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Jan 2004
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198528949
• ISBN 13: 9780198528944
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 168H x 23D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 168 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 594 grams

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Synopsis

This text is aimed at students in medicine, biology, and the social sciences, as well as those planning to specialise 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 modelling 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 website is available with links to data sets, R codes, and to an instructor's manual with teaching hints and solutions.

Review

I recommend it as a text for a basic course in applied statistics, either as a first statistics course to mathematics students, or as a more advanced course to students in other disciplines. (Short Book Reviews (Publication of the International Statistical Institute))