Methods and models in statistics : in honour of Professor John Nelder, FRS

Nelder, John A. (Added Author). Adams, Niall M., 1968- (Added Author).

Summary: John Nelder is one of today's leading statisticians, having made an impact on many parts of the discipline. This book contains reviews of some of those areas, written by top researchers. It is accessible to non-specialists, and is noteworthy for its breadth of coverage.

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ISBN: 1860944639
ISBN: 9781860944635
ISBN: 9781860945410
ISBN: 1860945414
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 246 pages) : illustrations, 1 portrait
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Publisher: London : Imperial College Press, ©2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Contains written versions of papers presented at a two-day symposium in March 2004 in honour of Professor John Nelder"--Preface.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Methods and Models in Statistics: In Hanour of Professor John Nelder, FRS; CONTENTS; 1. Preface N.M. Adams, M.J. Crowder, D.J. Hand, and D.A. Stephens; 2. Foreword J.A. Nelder; 3. John Nelder: From General Balance to Generalised Models (Both Linear and Hierarchical) S. Senn; Introduction: some personal remarks; Childhood; General balance; Generalised Linear Models; Statistical computing; Collaboration with Youngjo Lee; In summary: some personal remarks; References; 4. Some Remarkes on Model Criticism D.R. Cox; 1. Introduction; 2. Formal theory; 3. Choice of criterion.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.