Semiparametric Regression (David Ruppert, et al)

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2、rametricregression,thisuser-friendlybookexplainsthetechniquesandbenefitsofsemiparametricregressioninaconciseandmodularfash-ion.Theauthorsmakeliberaluseofgraphicsandexamplespluscasestudiestakenfromenvironmental,financial,andotherapplications.Theyincludepracticaladviceonimplementationandpointerstorel

3、evantsoftware.Thisbookissuitableasatextbookforstudentswithlittlebackgroundinregressionaswellasareferencebookforstatisticallyorientedscientists–suchasbiostatisti-cians,econometricians,quantitativesocialscientists,andepidemiologists–withagoodworkingknowledgeofregressionandthedesiretobeginusingmorefl

4、exi-blesemiparametricmodels.Evenexpertsonsemiparametricregressionshouldfindsomethingnewhere.DavidRuppertistheAndrewSchultz,Jr.,ProfessorofEngineering(SchoolofOp-erationsResearchandIndustrialEngineering)andProfessorofStatisticalScienceatCornellUniversity.Hehasservedaseditorforanumberofprestigiousse

5、riesandjournalsandhaspublishedsome80articlesofhisownaswellasco-authoringtwopopularbooks,TransformationandWeightinginRegressionandMeasurementErrorinNonlinearModels.HeisalsowinneroftheWilcoxonPrizeforbestpracticalap-plicationspaperintechnometricsandanelectedFellowoftheAmericanStatisticalAssociation

6、andtheInstituteofMathematicalStatistics.M.P.WandisProfessorofStatisticsattheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinSydney,Australia.HehasheldfacultyappointmentsatHarvardUniversity,RiceUniversity,andTexasA&MUniversity.Dr.WandisaFellowoftheAmericanStatisticalAssoci-ationandhasservedasanassociateeditorfortheJou

7、rnaloftheAmericanStatisticalAssociationandBiometrika.HeiswinneroftheP.A.P.MoranMedalforstatisticalresearch.R.J.CarrollisDistinguishedProfessorofStatistics,NutritionandToxicologyatTexasA&MUniversity.Amonghismanyhonorsar