Brian Everitt
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Applied Multivariate Data Analysis is an intermediate-level text ideal for students and research workers in the social and behavioural sciences.
After an introduction to data analysis and the statistical knowledge required to use the book, the authors go on to explain the analysis of complex data sets in detail. The up-to-date text includes modern techniques such as multidimensional scaling, cluster analysis, generalized linear models and structural...
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"The main message of this book is that people should be on their guard against both scare stories about risks to health, and claims for miracle cures of medical conditions. In the 21st century hardly a day passes without another article appearing in the media about a new treatment for a particular disease, new ways of improving our health by changing our lifestyle or new foodstuffs that claim to increase (or decrease) the risk of heart disease, cancer...
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"Nearly 4,000 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 formula when these are helpful. The majority of definitions then give a reference...