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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Applied Predictive Modeling Applied Predictive Modeling Max Kuhn This text is intended for a broad audience as both an introduction to predictive models as well as a guide to applying them. Non-mathematical readers will appreciate the intuitive explanations of the… OL19827364W
Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R Roger S. Bivand Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R, Second Edition, is divided into two basic parts, the first presenting R packages, functions, classes and methods for handling spatial data. This part is of inter… OL19827384W
Bayesian and Frequentist Regression Methods Bayesian and Frequentist Regression Methods Jon Wakefield <i>Bayesian and Frequentist Regression Methods</i> provides a modern account of both Bayesian and frequentist methods of regression analysis. Many texts cover one or the other of the approaches, but … OL19830063W
Community Structure of Complex Networks Community Structure of Complex Networks Hua-Wei Shen Community structure is a salient structural characteristic of many real-world networks. Communities are generally hierarchical, overlapping, multi-scale and coexist with other types of structural reg… OL19835554W
An Introduction to Statistical Learning An Introduction to Statistical Learning Gareth James An Introduction to Statistical Learning provides an accessible overview of the field of statistical learning, an essential toolset for making sense of the vast and complex data sets that have emerged… OL19859252W
The Mathematics of Paul Erdös II The Mathematics of Paul Erdös II Steve Butler,Ronald L. Graham,Jaroslav Nešetřil This is the most comprehensive survey of the mathematical life of the legendary Paul Erdös, one of the most versatile and prolific mathematicians of our time. For the first time, all the main areas o… OL19886468W
Probability: A Graduate Course Probability: A Graduate Course Allan Gut Like its predecessor, this book starts from the premise that rather than being a purely mathematical discipline, probability theory is an intimate companion of statistics. The book starts with the ba… OL19896736W
Selected Works of Peter J. Bickel Selected Works of Peter J. Bickel Jianqing Fan This volume presents selections of Peter J. Bickel’s major papers, along with comments on their novelty and impact on the subsequent development of statistics as a discipline. Each of the eight parts… OL19901395W
Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U. S Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U. S Alan Agresti <p>Statistical science as organized in formal academic departments is relatively new. With a few exceptions, most Statistics and Biostatistics departments have been created within the past 60 years.… OL19904413W
The Bootstrap and Edgeworth Expansion The Bootstrap and Edgeworth Expansion Peter Hall This monograph addresses two quite different topics, in the belief that each can shed light on the other. Firstly, it lays the foundation for a particular view of the bootstrap. Secondly, it gives an… OL4111654W