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Regression analysis : statistical modeling of a response variable / Rudolf J. Freund and William J. Wilson.

By: Freund, Rudolf J. (Rudolf Jakob), 1927-2014.
Contributor(s): Wilson, William J, 1940-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: San Diego : Academic Press, 1998Description: xvii, 444 p. : ill ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0122674758 .Subject(s): Regression analysisDDC classification: 519.536
Contents:
Part I: The basics -- Part II: Problems and remedies -- Part III: Additional uses of regression.

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Regression anlysis provides students with the skills and techniques necessary for the intelligent statistical analysis of a response variable. This work shows that there is a defined structure underlying the analysis and explains the rationale behind the methods presented. Due to the increased availability, power and user-friendliness of computers, the more useful, and therefore the more complex statistical analyses are now performed with software rather than by applying formulas. This book, therefore, focuses on the underlying statistical concepts and de-emphasizes the use of formulas. It incorporates real data from SAS, a popular package at this level.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-441) and index.

Part I: The basics -- Part II: Problems and remedies -- Part III: Additional uses of regression.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • The Basics
  • A Review of Basics and an Introduction to Linear Models
  • Simple Linear Regression
  • Linear Regression with One Independent Variable
  • Multiple Regression
  • Problems with Observations
  • Multicollinearity
  • Problems with the Model
  • Polynomial Models
  • Intrinsically Linear and Nonlinear Models
  • The General Linear Mode
  • Categorical Response Variables

Author notes provided by Syndetics

William Julius Wilson, an American sociologist, received his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1966 and teaches at the University of Chicago. His scholarly work, written from both historical and sociological perspectives, has concentrated on the condition of African Americans living in inner cities, especially the underclass. He stresses urban divisions separating the middle class from the poor. (Bowker Author Biography)