A Mathematical Primer for Social Statistics (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
This textbook introduces a science philosophy called "information theoretic" based on Kullback-Leibler information theory. It focuses on a science philosophy based on "multiple working hypotheses" and statistical models to represent them. The text is written for people new to the information-theoretic approaches to statistical inference, whether graduate students, post-docs, or professionals. Readers are however expected to have a background in general statistical principles, regression analysis, and some exposure to likelihood methods. This is not an elementary text as it assumes reasonable competence in modeling and parameter estimation.
| Country | USA |
| Author | David R. Anderson |
| Binding | Paperback |
| EAN | 9780387740737 |
| Edition | 1st ed. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0387740732 |
| IsEligibleForTradeIn | 1 |
| Label | Springer |
| Manufacturer | Springer |
| NumberOfItems | 1 |
| NumberOfPages | 184 |
| PublicationDate | 2010-06-02 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Studio | Springer |
| ReleaseDate | 0000-00-00 |