Foreword to the ReVised Edition
Preface
1 Observational Studies and Experiments
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The HIP trial
1.3 Snow on cholera
1.4 Yule on the causes of poverty
1.5 End notes
2 The Regression Line
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The regression line
2.3 Hooke\'s law
2.4 Complexities
2.5 Simple vs multiple regression
2.6 End notes
3 Matrix Algebra
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Determinants and inverses
3.3 Random vectors
3.4 Positive definite matrices
3.5 The normal distribution
3.6 If you want a book on matrix algebra
4 Multiple Regression
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Standard errors
4.3 Explained variance in multiple regression
4.4 What happens to OLS if the assumptions break down?
4.5 Discussion questions
4.6 End notes
5 Multiple Regression: Special Topics
5.1 Introduction
5.2 OLSisBLUE
5.3 Generalized least squares
5.4 Examples on GLS
5.5 What happens to GLS if the assumptions break down?
5.6 Normal theory
5.7 The F-test
5.8 Data snooping
5.9 Discussion questions
5.10 End notes
6 Path Models
6.1 Stratification
6.2 Hooke\'s law revisited
6.3 Political repression during the McCarthy era
6.4 Inferring causation .by regression
6.5 Response schedules for path diagrams
6.6 Dummy variables
6.7 Discussion questions
6.8 End notes
7 Maximum Likelihood
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Probit models
7.3 Logit models
7.4 The effect of Catholic schools
7.5 Discussion questions
7.6 End notes
8 The Bootstrap
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Bootstrapping a model for energy demand
8.3 End notes
9 Simultaneous Equations
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Instrumental variables
9.3 Estimating the butter model
9.4 What are the two stages?
9.5 A social-science example: education and fertility
9.6 Covariates
9.7 Linear probability models
9.8 More on IVLS
9.9 Discussion questions
9.10 End notes
10 Issues in Statistical Modeling
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Critical literature
10.3 Response schedules
10.4 Evaluating the models in chapters 7-9
10.5 Summing up
References
Answers to Exercises
The Computer Labs
Appendix: Sample MATLAB Code
Index
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5 有用 Bing 2015-04-01 11:17:55
是啊,相见恨晚啊,但是我开始严重怀疑我的英文阅读能力,雅思阅读什么的都是假牙,能读懂大师作品才是真本事。话说,燕平说此书的中文版由吴喜之老师翻译出版了,译本的阅读难度不小于英文原著。善哉善哉~
0 有用 微子 2011-05-03 11:58:33
这书其实很好, 讲到了一些原理, 让人知道模型和估计等的所以然. 可惜不够深入.
2 有用 The光 2016-04-20 17:38:42
很统计的一本书
2 有用 The光 2016-04-20 17:38:42
很统计的一本书
5 有用 Bing 2015-04-01 11:17:55
是啊,相见恨晚啊,但是我开始严重怀疑我的英文阅读能力,雅思阅读什么的都是假牙,能读懂大师作品才是真本事。话说,燕平说此书的中文版由吴喜之老师翻译出版了,译本的阅读难度不小于英文原著。善哉善哉~
0 有用 微子 2011-05-03 11:58:33
这书其实很好, 讲到了一些原理, 让人知道模型和估计等的所以然. 可惜不够深入.