The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics
If you work with data and need easy access to clear, reliable definitions and explanations of modern statistical and statistics-related concepts, then look no further than this dictionary. Nearly 4000 terms are defined, covering medical, survey, theoretical, and applied statistics, including computational and graphical aspects. Entries are provided for standard and specialized statistical software. In addition, short biographies of over 100 important statisticians are given. Definitions provide enough mathematical detail to clarify concepts and give standard formulae when these are helpful. The majority of definitions then give a reference to a book or article where the user can seek further or more specialized information, and many are accompanied by graphical material to aid understanding.
1100478320
The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics
If you work with data and need easy access to clear, reliable definitions and explanations of modern statistical and statistics-related concepts, then look no further than this dictionary. Nearly 4000 terms are defined, covering medical, survey, theoretical, and applied statistics, including computational and graphical aspects. Entries are provided for standard and specialized statistical software. In addition, short biographies of over 100 important statisticians are given. Definitions provide enough mathematical detail to clarify concepts and give standard formulae when these are helpful. The majority of definitions then give a reference to a book or article where the user can seek further or more specialized information, and many are accompanied by graphical material to aid understanding.
96.0 In Stock
The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics

The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics

by B. S. Everitt, A. Skrondal
The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics
Add to Wishlist
The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics

The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics

by B. S. Everitt, A. Skrondal

Overview

If you work with data and need easy access to clear, reliable definitions and explanations of modern statistical and statistics-related concepts, then look no further than this dictionary. Nearly 4000 terms are defined, covering medical, survey, theoretical, and applied statistics, including computational and graphical aspects. Entries are provided for standard and specialized statistical software. In addition, short biographies of over 100 important statisticians are given. Definitions provide enough mathematical detail to clarify concepts and give standard formulae when these are helpful. The majority of definitions then give a reference to a book or article where the user can seek further or more specialized information, and many are accompanied by graphical material to aid understanding.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780511850509
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 08/19/2010
Series: Yale Classical Studies, 34 Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 8 MB

About the Author

B. S. Everitt is Professor Emeritus of the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. He is the author of almost 60 books on statistics and computing, including Medical Statistics from A to Z, also from Cambridge University Press.
A. Skrondal is Senior Statistician at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Oslo, and Honorary Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has published in more than 50 different peer-reviewed journals.

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on use; Sources; The Dictionary.
From the B&N Reads Blog
Page 1 of

Related Subjects

Science & Technology
Mathematics
Probability Theory
Statistics
Science & Technology
Mathematics
Probability Theory
Statistics

Customer Reviews