Book 401

Written by the leading expert in the field, this text reviews the major new developments in envelope models and methods

An Introduction to Envelopes provides an overview of the theory and methods of envelopes, a class of procedures for increasing efficiency in multivariate analyses without altering traditional objectives. The author offers a balance between foundations and methodology by integrating illustrative examples that show how envelopes can be used in practice. He discusses how to use envelopes to target selected coefficients and explores predictor envelopes and their connection with partial least squares regression. The book reveals the potential for envelope methodology to improve estimation of a multivariate mean.

The text also includes information on how envelopes can be used in generalized linear models, regressions with a matrix-valued response, and reviews work on sparse and Bayesian response envelopes. In addition, the text explores relationships between envelopes and other dimension reduction methods, including canonical correlations, reduced-rank regression, supervised singular value decomposition, sufficient dimension reduction, principal components, and principal fitted components. This important resource:

* Offers a text written by the leading expert in this field

* Describes groundbreaking work that puts the focus on this burgeoning area of study

* Covers the important new developments in the field and highlights the most important directions

* Discusses the underlying mathematics and linear algebra

* Includes an online companion site with both R and Matlab support

Written for researchers and graduate students in multivariate analysis and dimension reduction, as well as practitioners interested in statistical methodology, An Introduction to Envelopes offers the first book on the theory and methods of envelopes.


Book 405


Book 482

Regression Graphics

by R. Dennis Cook

Published 19 October 1998
An exploration of regression graphics through computer graphics. Recent developments in computer technology have stimulated new and exciting uses for graphics in statistical analyses. Regression Graphics, one of the first graduate--level textbooks on the subject, demonstrates how statisticians, both theoretical and applied, can use these exciting innovations. After developing a relatively new regression context that requires few scope--limiting conditions, Regression Graphics guides readers through the process of analyzing regressions graphically and assessing and selecting models. This innovative reference makes use of a wide range of graphical tools, including 2D and 3D scatterplots, 3D binary response plots, and scatterplot matrices. Supplemented by a companion ftp site, it features numerous data sets and applied examples that are used to elucidate the theory.
Other important features of this book include: Extensive coverage of a relatively new regression context based on dimension--reduction subspaces and sufficient summary plots Graphical regression, an iterative visualization process for constructing sufficient regression views Graphics for regressions with a binary response Graphics for model assessment, including residual plots Net--effects plots for assessing predictor contributions Graphics for predictor and response transformations Inverse regression methods Access to a Web site of supplemental plots, data sets, and 3D color displays. An ideal text for students in graduate--level courses on statistical analysis, Regression Graphics is also an excellent reference for professional statisticians.

Book 488

A step-by-step guide to computing and graphics in regression analysis In this unique book, leading statisticians Dennis Cook and Sanford Weisberg expertly blend regression fundamentals and cutting-edge graphical techniques. They combine and up- date most of the material from their widely used earlier work, An Introduction to Regression Graphics, and Weisberg's Applied Linear Regression; incorporate the latest in statistical graphics, computing, and regression models; and wind up with a modern, fully integrated approach to one of the most important tools of data analysis. In 23 concise, easy-to-digest chapters, the authors present:? A wealth of simple 2D and 3D graphical techniques, helping visualize results through graphs An improved version of the user-friendly Arc software, which lets readers promptly implement new ideas Complete coverage of regression models, including logistic regression and generalized linear models More than 300 figures, easily reproducible on the computer Numerous examples and problems based on real data A companion Web site featuring free software and advice, available at www.wiley.com/mathem atics Accessible, self-contained, and fully referenced, Applied Regression Including Computing and Graphics assumes only a first course in basic statistical methods and provides a bona fide user manual for the Arc software.
It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning how to analyze regression problems with confidence and depth.

Book 528

Applied Linear Regression

by Sanford Weisberg

Published 1 January 1980
Nonlinear Statistical Methods A. Ronald Gallant Describes the recent advances in statistical and probability theory that have removed obstacles to an adequate theory of estimation and inference for nonlinear models. Thoroughly explains theory, methods, computations, and applications. Covers the three major categories of statistical models that relate dependent variables to explanatory variables: univariate regression models, multivariate regression models, and simultaneous equations models. Includes many figures which illustrate computations with SAS(R) code and resulting output. 1987 (0 471-80260-3) 610 pp. Exploring Data Tables, Trends, and Shapes Edited by David C. Hoaglin, Frederick Mosteller, and John W. Tukey Together with its companion volume, Understanding Robust and Exploratory Data Analysis, this work provides a definitive account of exploratory and robust/resistant statistics. It presents a variety of more advanced techniques and extensions of basic exploratory tools, explains why these further developments are valuable, and provides insight into how and why they were invented.
In addition to illustrating these techniques, the book traces aspects of their development from classical statistical theory. 1985 (0 471-09776-4) 672 pp. Robust Regression and Outlier Detection Peter J. Rousseeuw and Annick M. Leroy An introduction to robust statistical techniques that have been developed to isolate or identify outliers. Emphasizes simple, intuitive ideas and their application in actual use. No prior knowledge of the field is required. Discusses robustness in regression, simple regression, robust multiple regression, the special case of one-dimensional location, and outlier diagnostics. Also presents an outlook of robustness in related fields such as time series analysis. Emphasizes "high-breakdown" methods that can cope with a sizable fraction of contamination. Focuses on the least median of squares method, which appeals to the intuition and is easy to use. 1987 (0 471-85233-3) 329 pp.

The current literature tends to focus on presentation graphics rather than regression graphics. This monograph covers the use of interactive computer graphics in regression analysis and emphasizes the analytical graphics that are used to discover the way information behaves. It introduces a number of new graphical methods that take advantage of high quality graphics, possible only with the computer hardware of today. The authors have written their own regression code software called R code. R code runs on Macintoshes, PCs with Windows, and UNIX workstations. The R code program is available on a disk accompanying this book.