A Course in Categorical Data Analysis: 45 (Texts in Statistical Science)

Product description Review "...presents an interesting and alternative view of categorical data analysis (CDA)...This book would be appropriate for upper undergraduates or master's level courses in statistics for non-majors who need an overview of CDA without going into great detail and theory...represents a fresh perspective on CDA. It is well worth a look, both by practitioners who use these methods in their research and by instructors who plan to teach courses on this subject ... The author has extensive teaching experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at the University of Edinburgh, and the choice of topics in this book reflects that experience ... Each chapter is followed by useful exercises that should aid in developing an understanding of the presented material ... Its many biological and medical examples, some developed in detail, make it especially useful for students with interests in the health sciences." --C. B. Borkowf, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, in Biometrics, December 2000 "This book offers something different...what a wealth of detail and insight he develops! Copious numerical examples are discussed alongside the theory, and each of these are interpreted in the context of the study that generated the data...a welcome addition to the literature." --J. M. Juritz, Short Book Reviews of the ISI, April 2000 "...a unique work in the implementation of techniques and methodologies needed...are not usually found in introductory statistics courses...Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates and graduate students, faculty, and professionals." --D. J. Gougeon, University of Scranton in CHOICE "This book would be appropriate for upper undergraduate or master's level courses in statistics for non-majors who need an overview of CDA without going into great detail and theory. Its many biological and medical examples, some developed in detail, make it especially useful for students with interests in the health sciences." C.B. Borkowf, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, maryland, USA "...the excellent discussion of Simpson's paradox, could be included in more general survey courses." C.B. Borkowf, National Cancer Institue, Bethesda, Maryland, USA "...this book represents a fresh perspective on CDA. It is well worth a look, both by practitioners who use these methods in their research and by instructors who plan to teach courses on this subject." C.B. Borkowf, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA "... this is a very useful little book that serves as an excellent introduction to S-PLUS commands..." -Journal of the Royal Statistical Society This ia a very useful handbook...accessible introduction and quick reference to S-PLUS." -Short Book Reviews of the ISI "...written in a clear and lucid style...an excellent candidate for a beginning level graduate textbook on statistical methods...a useful reference for practitioners." -Zentralblatt für Mathematik About the Author Leonard, Thomas