ISBN: 0-470-87040-0
Hardcover
278 pages
June 2006
Well received in its first edition, Survival Analysis: A
Practical Approach is completely revised to provide an accessible
and practical guide to survival analysis techniques in diverse
environments.
Illustrated with many authentic examples, the book introduces
basic statistical concepts and methods to construct survival
curves, later developing them to encompass more specialised and
complex models.
During the years since the first edition there have been several
new topics that have come to the fore and many new applications.
Parallel developments in computer software programmes, used to
implement these methodologies, are relied upon throughout the
text to bring it up to date.
Table of contents
Preface to the First Edition.
Preface to the Second Edition.
Chapter 1: Introduction and Review of Statistical Concepts.
Chapter 2: Survival Curves.
Chapter 3: Comparison of Survival Curves.
Chapter 4: Parametric Modelling.
Chapter 5: Cox’s Proportional Hazards Model.
Chapter 6: Selecting Variables within a Cox Model.
Chapter 7: Extensions of the Cox Model.
Chapter 8: Prognostic Indices.
Chapter 9: Sample Sizes.
Chapter 10: Further Topics.
References.
Statistical Tables.
Index.
ISBN: 0-470-01875-5
Hardcover
552 pages
January 2007
Description
The goal of this book is to provide an accessible approach to
Bayesian computing and data analysis, with an emphasis on the
interpretation of real data sets. Following in the tradition of
the successful first edition, this book aims to make a wide range
of statistical modeling applications accessible using tested code
that can be readily adapted to the reader’s own applications.
The second edition has been thoroughly reworked and updated to
take account of advances in the field. A new set of worked
examples is included. The coverage of statistical modeling using
WinBUGS continues in the new edition although some examples using
R and MLWIN are also introduced to broaden appeal and for
completeness of coverage.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Chapter 1. Introduction, the Bayesian Method, its Benefits and
Implementation.
Chapter 2. Bayesian Model Choice and Comparison.
Chapter 3. The Major Densities and their Application.
Chapter 4. The Normal Linear Model and General Linear Models.
Chapter 5 - Hierarchical Priors & Overdispersed Regression.
Chapter 6. Discrete Mixtures.
Chapter 7. Multinomial & Ordinal Response Models.
Chapter 8. Time Series Models.
Chapter 9. Models for Spatial Data.
Chapter 10. Nonlinear & Nonparametric regression.
Chapter 11. Multilevel & Panel Data.
Chapter 12 Multivariate Data and SEMs
Chapter 13. Survival & Event History Models.
Chapter 14. Missing Data Models.
Chapter 15. Measurement Errors and Simultaneous Eqns.
Appendix. WINBUGS guide.
Index.
Within each chapter, three well-chosen examples illustrate a
variety of problem-solving strategies and applications of
concepts. The examples are followed by ten exercises, graduated
in difficulty so that nearly every student reader will be able to
solve at least one problem easily and nearly every reader will
struggle with at least one. The thoughtful choice of examples and
exercises is one of the book?s strengths, providing a wealth of
opportunity for students to become experienced problem solvers
within a remarkably small number of pages. ?David Wells, Penn
State University
Professor Faires has prepared an impressive problem solving
primer. The book presents a wide variety of problems and problem
solving strategies, and illustrates how the American Mathematics
Competitions can be used to develop many important mathematical
techniques. ?Richard Gibbs, Fort Lewis College
A major aspect of mathematical training and its benefit to
society is the ability to use logic to solve problems. The
American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) have been given for more
than fifty years to millions of high school students. This book
considers the basic ideas behind the solutions to the majority of
these problems, and presents examples and exercises from past
exams to illustrate the concepts. Anyone taking the AMC exams or
helping students prepare for them will find many useful ideas
here. But people generally interested in logical problem solving
should also find the problems and their solutions interesting.
This book will promote interest in mathematics by providing
students with the tools to attack problems that occur on
mathematical problem-solving exams, and specifically to level the
playing field for those who do not have access to the enrichment
programs that are common at the top academic high schools. The
book can be used either for self-study or to give people who want
to help students prepare for mathematics exams easy access to
topic-oriented material and samples of problems based on that
material. This is useful for teachers who want to hold special
sessions for students, but it is equally valuable for parents who
have children with mathematical interest and ability.
As students? problem solving abilities improve, they will be able
to comprehend more difficult concepts requiring greater
mathematical ingenuity. They will be taking their first steps
towards becoming math Olympians!
ISBN:10: 0-88385-824-X
13: 978-0-88385-824-0
320 pp., Hardbound, 2006
aha! Gotcha and aha! Insight are here combined as a single
volume. The aha! books, as they are referred to by fans of the
author Martin Gardner, contain 144 wonderful puzzles from the
reigning king of recreational mathematics. In this combined
volume, you will find puzzles ranging over geometry, logic,
probability, statistics, number,time, combinatorics, and word
play. Gardner calls these puzzles aha! problems. He explains that
aha! problems "seem difficult, and indeed are difficult if
you go about trying to solve them in traditional ways. But if you
can free your mind from standard problem solving techniques, you
may be receptive to an aha! reaction that leads immediately to a
solution. Don't be discouraged if, at first, you have difficulty
with these problems. Try your best to solve each one before you
read the answer. After a while you will begin to catch the spirit
of offbeat , nonlinear thinking, and you may be surprised to find
your aha! ability improving."
Studies show that persons who possess a high aha! ability are all
intelligent to a moderate level, but beyond that level there
seems to be no correlation between high intelligence and aha!
thinking. So dig into some of the puzzles in this book, and
prepare yourself for an aha! experience.
ISBN: 10: 0-88385-551-8
ISBN 13: 9780-88385-551-5
368 pp., Hardbound, 2006
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The whole book is written with great urbanity and clarity. It
is hard to see how it could be done better or more readably. The
main virtue lies in the close and clever interweaving of theory
and example. ?Mathematical Gazette
This is an informal, well-written, and witty exposition of the
usefulness of mathematics and its analytical processes. The book
covers gambling and betting schemes in math in greater detail
than do most textbooks on introductory probability. ? The
Mathematics Teacher
This book introduces and develops some of the important and
beautiful elementary mathematics needed for rational analysis of
various gambling and game activities. Most of the standard casino
games (roulette, craps, blackjack, keno), some social games (backgammon,
poker, bridge) and various other activities (state lotteries,
horse racing, etc.) are treated in ways that bring out their
mathematical aspects. The mathematics developed ranges from the
predictable concepts of probability, expectation, and binomial
coefficients to some less well-known ideas of elementary game
theory. The Second Edition includes new material on:
Sports betting and the mathematics behind it
Game theory applied to bluffing in poker and related to the
"Texas Holdem phenomenon"
The Nash equilibrium concept and its emergence in the popular
culture
Internet links to games and to Java applets for practice and
classroom use. The only formal mathematics background the reader
needs is some facility with high school algebra. Game-related
exercises are included at the end of most chapters for readers
interested in working with and expanding ideas treated in the
text. Solutions to some of the exercises appear at the end of the
book.
ISBN 10: 0-88385-646-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-88385-646-8
192 pp., Hardbound, 2006
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