Regression and other stories /

Many textbooks on regression focus on theory and the simplest examples. Real statistical problems, however, are complex and subtle. This is not a book about the theory of regression. It is a book about how to use regression to solve real problems of comparison, estimation, prediction and causal infe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gelman, Andrew (Author), Hill, Jennifer, 1969- (Author), Vehtari, Aki (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2021]
Series:Analytical methods for social research.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part 1: Fundamentals. Overview
  • Data and measurement
  • Some basic methods in mathematics and probability
  • Statistical inference
  • Simulation
  • Part 2: Linear regression
  • Background on regression modeling
  • Linear regression with a single predictor
  • Fitting regression models
  • Prediction and Bayesian inference
  • Linear regression with multiple predictors
  • Assumptions, diagnostics, and model evaluation
  • Transformations and regression
  • Part 3: Generalized linear models. Logistic regression
  • Working with logistic regression
  • Other generalized linear models
  • Part 4: Before and after fitting a regression. Design and sample size decisions
  • Poststratification and missing-data imputation
  • Part 5: Causal inference
  • Causal inference and randomized experiments
  • Causal inference using regression on the treatment variable
  • Observational studies with all confounders assumed to be measured
  • Additional topics in causal inference
  • Part 6: What comes next? Advanced regression and multilevel models
  • Appendixes. Computing in R
  • 10 quick tips to improve your regression modeling.