Logistic Regression A Self-Learning Text, David Kleinbaum 1st Ed

I am selling a Logistic Regression: A Self-Learning Text, David G. Kleinbaum (Hardcover, 1st Ed.) in used, excellent condition. Selling a hardcover copy of Logistic Regression: A Self-Learning Text by David G. Kleinbaum, part of Springer-Verlag’s Statistics in the Health Sciences series (1994, ISBN 0-387-94142-8). This is a well-known text for students and professionals in the health sciences. It uses a “lecture book” format that works for classes or independent study. Each chapter has an abbreviated outline, learning objectives, a presentation, a detailed outline, practice exercises, a chapter test, and worked answers. Topics covered: * Introduction to logistic regression * Important special cases of the logistic model * Computing the odds ratio * Maximum likelihood techniques * Statistical inference using maximum likelihood * Modeling strategy guidelines (including the Hierarchy Principle) * Modeling strategy for assessing interaction and confounding * Analysis of matched data * Appendix with computer data sets, plus test answers, bibliography and index * Who it’s for: epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, nursing and medical students, and researchers who need a clear, step-by-step introduction to logistic regression. It assumes basic knowledge of linear regression and epidemiologic study designs. * Condition: Hardcover in good shape, with a clean navy cover and a firm spine. Pages are bright and readable. * Pages: 282 * Note: This is the original 1994 edition. Newer editions add chapters on topics like ROC curves and goodness of fit, but the core material on odds ratios, modeling strategy, interaction and confounding, and matched data is all here. Comes from a pet and smoke-free environment. Pickup in Mount Pleasant (NW Calgary)