Author : Charles Taillie
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 49,52 MB
Release : 1981-09-30
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789027713346
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Trieste, Italy, July 10-August 1, 1980
Author : Charles Taillie
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 34,59 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9400985495
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Trieste, Italy, July 10-August 1, 1980
Author : Ganapati P. Patil
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 23,61 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9401018421
These three volumes constitute the edited Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Statistical Distributions in Scientific Work held at the University of Calgary from July 29 to August 10, 1974. The general title of the volumes is "Statistical Distributions in Scientific Work". The individual volumes are: Volume 1 - Models and Structures; Volume 2 - Model Building and Model Selection; and Volume 3 - Characterizations and Applications. These correspond to the three advanced seminars of the Institute devoted to the respective subject areas. The planned activities of the Institute consisted of main lectures and expositions, seminar lectures and study group dis cussions, tutorials and individual study. The activities included meetings of editorial committees to discuss editorial matters for these proceedings which consist of contributions that have gone through the usual refereeing process. A special session was organized to consider the potential of introducing a course on statistical distributions in scientific modeling in the curriculum of statistics and quantitative studies. This session is reported in Volume 2. The overall perspective for the Institute is provided by the Institute Director, Professor G. P. Pati1, in his inaugural address which appears in Volume 1. The Linnik Memorial Inaugural Lecture given by Professor C. R. Rao for the Characterizations Seminar is included in Volume 3.
Author : Rudolf J. Freund
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 28,6 MB
Release : 2003-01-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0080498221
This broad text provides a complete overview of most standard statistical methods, including multiple regression, analysis of variance, experimental design, and sampling techniques. Assuming a background of only two years of high school algebra, this book teaches intelligent data analysis and covers the principles of good data collection. * Provides a complete discussion of analysis of data including estimation, diagnostics, and remedial actions * Examples contain graphical illustration for ease of interpretation * Intended for use with almost any statistical software * Examples are worked to a logical conclusion, including interpretation of results * A complete Instructor's Manual is available to adopters
Author : Neil J. Salkind
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1779 pages
File Size : 28,5 MB
Release : 2010-06-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1412961270
"Comprising more than 500 entries, the Encyclopedia of Research Design explains how to make decisions about research design, undertake research projects in an ethical manner, interpret and draw valid inferences from data, and evaluate experiment design strategies and results. Two additional features carry this encyclopedia far above other works in the field: bibliographic entries devoted to significant articles in the history of research design and reviews of contemporary tools, such as software and statistical procedures, used to analyze results. It covers the spectrum of research design strategies, from material presented in introductory classes to topics necessary in graduate research; it addresses cross- and multidisciplinary research needs, with many examples drawn from the social and behavioral sciences, neurosciences, and biomedical and life sciences; it provides summaries of advantages and disadvantages of often-used strategies; and it uses hundreds of sample tables, figures, and equations based on real-life cases."--Publisher's description.
Author : Richard A. Chechile
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 13,92 MB
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0262360705
An introduction to the Bayesian approach to statistical inference that demonstrates its superiority to orthodox frequentist statistical analysis. This book offers an introduction to the Bayesian approach to statistical inference, with a focus on nonparametric and distribution-free methods. It covers not only well-developed methods for doing Bayesian statistics but also novel tools that enable Bayesian statistical analyses for cases that previously did not have a full Bayesian solution. The book's premise is that there are fundamental problems with orthodox frequentist statistical analyses that distort the scientific process. Side-by-side comparisons of Bayesian and frequentist methods illustrate the mismatch between the needs of experimental scientists in making inferences from data and the properties of the standard tools of classical statistics.
Author : Kocherlakota
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 16,5 MB
Release : 1992-05-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780824787028
This book provides a comprehensive study of the bivariate discrete distributions and details the computer simulation techniques for the distributions. It develops distributions using sampling schemes, explores the role of compounding, and covers Waring distribution for use in accident theory.
Author : Ian Diamond
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,40 MB
Release : 2013-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1446223485
`The clarity, simplicity and use of many practical examples makes this book very useful, primarily for under- and postgraduate students′ - Journal of Biosocial Science With an emphasis on description, examples, graphs and displays rather than statistical formulae, this book is the ideal introductory guide for students across the social sciences. It shows how all students can understand the basic ideas of statistics at a level appropriate with being a good social scientist. The authors explain the right ways to present data, how to describe a set of data using summary statistics and how to infer what is going on in a population when all you have to go on is the sample. The book uses small data sets to help students understand the basic principles, and no mathematics or statistical background is assumed.
Author : J. Craig Venter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,88 MB
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1101202564
The triumphant memoir of the man behind one of the greatest feats in scientific history Of all the scientific achievements of the past century, perhaps none can match the deciphering of the human genetic code, both for its technical brilliance and for its implications for our future. In A Life Decoded, J. Craig Venter traces his rise from an uninspired student to one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in science today. Here, Venter relates the unparalleled drama of the quest to decode the human genome?a goal he predicted he could achieve years earlier and more cheaply than the government-sponsored Human Genome Project, and one that he fulfilled in 2001. A thrilling story of detection, A Life Decoded is also a revealing, and often troubling, look at how science is practiced today.
Author : Barbara Illowsky
Publisher :
Page : 2106 pages
File Size : 47,28 MB
Release : 2023-12-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN :
Introductory Statistics 2e provides an engaging, practical, and thorough overview of the core concepts and skills taught in most one-semester statistics courses. The text focuses on diverse applications from a variety of fields and societal contexts, including business, healthcare, sciences, sociology, political science, computing, and several others. The material supports students with conceptual narratives, detailed step-by-step examples, and a wealth of illustrations, as well as collaborative exercises, technology integration problems, and statistics labs. The text assumes some knowledge of intermediate algebra, and includes thousands of problems and exercises that offer instructors and students ample opportunity to explore and reinforce useful statistical skills. This is an adaptation of Introductory Statistics 2e by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
