Semiparametric Regression for the Social Sciences
Author | : Luke John Keele |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2008-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0470998121 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780470998120 |
Rating | : 4/5 (120 Downloads) |
Download or read book Semiparametric Regression for the Social Sciences written by Luke John Keele and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introductory guide to smoothing techniques, semiparametric estimators, and their related methods, this book describes the methodology via a selection of carefully explained examples and data sets. It also demonstrates the potential of these techniques using detailed empirical examples drawn from the social and political sciences. Each chapter includes exercises and examples and there is a supplementary website containing all the datasets used, as well as computer code, allowing readers to replicate every analysis reported in the book. Includes software for implementing the methods in S-Plus and R.