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Quantitative Methods in Population Health: Extensions of Ordinary Regression.

Publication: Journal of the American Statistical Association
Publication Date: 01-JUN-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Quantitative Methods in Population Health: Extensions of Ordinary Regression.(Book Review)

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Quantitative Methods in Population Health: Extensions of Ordinary Regression.

Mari PALTA. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2003. ISBN: 0-471-45505-9. xxvi + 311 pp. $89.95.

This book presents an overview of regression techniques beyond ordinary linear regression that can be used in the investigation of many applied research questions. The author motivates these methodologies through several real-world examples and emphasizes use of the SAS system for all analyses presented in the text. Briefly, ordinary least squares regression and maximum likelihood estimation in regression, along with matrix algebra (with a tutorial in the Appendix), are reviewed. Techniques are discussed for...

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