Computational Statistics with R: Volume 32
Volume 32
Published on 25. November 2014
Book
Hardback
412 pages
978-0-444-63431-3 (ISBN)
Description
R is open source statistical computing software. Since the R core group was formed in 1997, R has been extended by a very large number of packages with extensive documentation along with examples freely available on the internet. It offers a large number of statistical and numerical methods and graphical tools and visualization of extraordinarily high quality. R was recently ranked in 14th place by the Transparent Language Popularity Index and 6th as a scripting language, after PHP, Python, and Perl.
The book is designed so that it can be used right away by novices while appealing to experienced users as well. Each article begins with a data example that can be downloaded directly from the R website. Data analysis questions are articulated following the presentation of the data. The necessary R commands are spelled out and executed and the output is presented and discussed. Other examples of data sets with a different flavor and different set of commands but following the theme of the article are presented as well. Each chapter predents a hands-on-experience. R has superb graphical outlays and the book brings out the essentials in this arena. The end user can benefit immensely by applying the graphics to enhance research findings. The core statistical methodologies such as regression, survival analysis, and discrete data are all covered.
The book is designed so that it can be used right away by novices while appealing to experienced users as well. Each article begins with a data example that can be downloaded directly from the R website. Data analysis questions are articulated following the presentation of the data. The necessary R commands are spelled out and executed and the output is presented and discussed. Other examples of data sets with a different flavor and different set of commands but following the theme of the article are presented as well. Each chapter predents a hands-on-experience. R has superb graphical outlays and the book brings out the essentials in this arena. The end user can benefit immensely by applying the graphics to enhance research findings. The core statistical methodologies such as regression, survival analysis, and discrete data are all covered.
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"This volume and the previous volumes in the Handbook of Statistics series will certainly constitute a valuable aid for a large number of researchers in different fields of science...a valuable guide to computer scientists, statistical consultants, computer programmers and research workers in all fields involved in data analysis." --Zentralblatt MATHMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
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Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Teachers of statistics, students, statistical consultants, statisticians and biostatisticians in industry
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Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
798 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-444-63431-3 (9780444634313)
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Marepalli B. Rao | C. R. Rao
Handbook of Statistics
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01/2014
Elsevier
€195.00
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book "Ancient Inhabitants of Jebel Moya? published by the Cambridge Press under the joint authorship of Rao and two anthropologists. On the basis of work done at CU during the two year period, 1946-1948, Rao earned a Ph.D. degree and a few years later Sc.D. degree of CU and the rare honor of life fellowship of Kings College, Cambridge.
He retired from ISI in 1980 at the mandatory age of 60 after working for 40 years during which period he developed ISI as an international center for statistical education and research. He also took an active part in establishing state statistical bureaus to collect local statistics and transmitting them to Central Statistical Organization in New Delhi. Rao played a pivitol role in launching undergraduate and postgraduate courses at ISI. He is the author of 475 research publications and several breakthrough papers contributing to statistical theory and methodology for applications to problems in all areas of human endeavor. There are a number of classical statistical terms named after him, the most popular of which are Cramer-Rao inequality, Rao-Blackwellization, Rao's Orthogonal arrays used in quality control, Rao's score test, Rao's Quadratic Entropy used in ecological work, Rao's metric and distance which are incorporated in most statistical books.
He is the author of 10 books, of which two important books are, Linear Statistical Inference which is translated into German, Russian, Czec, Polish and Japanese languages,and Statistics and Truth which is translated into, French, German, Japanese, Mainland Chinese, Taiwan Chinese, Turkish and Korean languages.
He directed the research work of 50 students for the Ph.D. degrees who in turn produced 500 Ph.D.'s. Rao received 38 hon. Doctorate degree from universities in 19 countries spanning 6 continents. He received the highest awards in statistics in USA,UK and India: National Medal of Science awarded by the president of USA, Indian National Medal of Science awarded by the Prime Minister of India and the Guy Medal in Gold awarded by the Royal Statistical Society, UK. Rao was a recipient of the first batch of Bhatnagar awards in 1959 for mathematical sciences and and numerous medals in India and abroad from Science Academies. He is a Fellow of Royal Society (FRS),UK, and member of National Academy of Sciences, USA, Lithuania and Europe. In his honor a research Institute named as CRRAO ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE was established in the campus of Hyderabad University.
He retired from ISI in 1980 at the mandatory age of 60 after working for 40 years during which period he developed ISI as an international center for statistical education and research. He also took an active part in establishing state statistical bureaus to collect local statistics and transmitting them to Central Statistical Organization in New Delhi. Rao played a pivitol role in launching undergraduate and postgraduate courses at ISI. He is the author of 475 research publications and several breakthrough papers contributing to statistical theory and methodology for applications to problems in all areas of human endeavor. There are a number of classical statistical terms named after him, the most popular of which are Cramer-Rao inequality, Rao-Blackwellization, Rao's Orthogonal arrays used in quality control, Rao's score test, Rao's Quadratic Entropy used in ecological work, Rao's metric and distance which are incorporated in most statistical books.
He is the author of 10 books, of which two important books are, Linear Statistical Inference which is translated into German, Russian, Czec, Polish and Japanese languages,and Statistics and Truth which is translated into, French, German, Japanese, Mainland Chinese, Taiwan Chinese, Turkish and Korean languages.
He directed the research work of 50 students for the Ph.D. degrees who in turn produced 500 Ph.D.'s. Rao received 38 hon. Doctorate degree from universities in 19 countries spanning 6 continents. He received the highest awards in statistics in USA,UK and India: National Medal of Science awarded by the president of USA, Indian National Medal of Science awarded by the Prime Minister of India and the Guy Medal in Gold awarded by the Royal Statistical Society, UK. Rao was a recipient of the first batch of Bhatnagar awards in 1959 for mathematical sciences and and numerous medals in India and abroad from Science Academies. He is a Fellow of Royal Society (FRS),UK, and member of National Academy of Sciences, USA, Lithuania and Europe. In his honor a research Institute named as CRRAO ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE was established in the campus of Hyderabad University.
Content
Ch. 1: Introduction to R, Chaitra Nagaraja
Ch. 2: R Graphics, Deepayan Sarkar
Ch. 3: Graphics Miscellanea, Palash Mallick and M.B. Rao
Ch. 4: Matrix Algebra Topics in Statistics and Economics Using R, Hrishikesh Vinod
Ch. 5: Sample Size Calculations with R: Level 1, M.B. Rao and Subramanyam Kasala
Ch. 6: Sample Size Calculations with R: Level 2, M.B. Rao and Hansen Bannerman-Thompson
Ch. 7: Binomial Regression, Ravi Varadhan
Ch. 8: Tolerance Limits with R, Derek Young
Ch. 9: Modeling the Probability of Second Cancer in Controlled Clinical Trials, Kao-Tai Tsai and Karl E Peace
Ch. 10: Bayesian Networks and R, M.B. Rao
Ch. 2: R Graphics, Deepayan Sarkar
Ch. 3: Graphics Miscellanea, Palash Mallick and M.B. Rao
Ch. 4: Matrix Algebra Topics in Statistics and Economics Using R, Hrishikesh Vinod
Ch. 5: Sample Size Calculations with R: Level 1, M.B. Rao and Subramanyam Kasala
Ch. 6: Sample Size Calculations with R: Level 2, M.B. Rao and Hansen Bannerman-Thompson
Ch. 7: Binomial Regression, Ravi Varadhan
Ch. 8: Tolerance Limits with R, Derek Young
Ch. 9: Modeling the Probability of Second Cancer in Controlled Clinical Trials, Kao-Tai Tsai and Karl E Peace
Ch. 10: Bayesian Networks and R, M.B. Rao