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Statistical Methods in Biology: Design and Analysis of Experiments and Regression - Hardcover

$194.40

by S. J. Welham (Author), S. a. Gezan (Author), S. J. Clark (Author)Written in simple language with relevant examples, Statistical Methods in Biology: Design and Analysis of Experiments and Regression is a practical and illustrative guide to the design of experiments and data analysis in the biological and agricultural sciences. The book presents statistical ideas in the context of biological and agricultural sciences to which they are being applied, drawing on relevant examples from the auth...

The General Theory Of Dirichlets Series - Paperback

$18.65

by G. H. Hardy (Author) Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.18 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN Publication Date: June 08, 2009

Knowledge Discovery from Data Streams - Hardcover

$186.30

by Joao Gama (Author)Since the beginning of the Internet age and the increased use of ubiquitous computing devices, the large volume and continuous flow of distributed data have imposed new constraints on the design of learning algorithms. Exploring how to extract knowledge structures from evolving and time-changing data, Knowledge Discovery from Data Streams presents a coherent overview of state-of-the-art research in learning from data streams.The book covers the fundamentals that are imper...

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by Andrew Gelman (Author), John B. Carlin (Author), Hal S. Stern (Author)Winner of the 2016 De Groot Prize from the International Society for Bayesian AnalysisNow in its third edition, this classic book is widely considered the leading text on Bayesian methods, lauded for its accessible, practical approach to analyzing data and solving research problems. Bayesian Data Analysis, Third Edition continues to take an applied approach to analysis using up-to-date Bayesian methods. The authors--all ...

Applied Regression and Anova Using SAS - Hardcover

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by Patricia F. Moodie (Author), Dallas E. Johnson (Author)Applied Regression and ANOVA Using SAS(R) has been written specifically for non-statisticians and applied statisticians who are primarily interested in what their data are revealing. Interpretation of results are key throughout this intermediate-level applied statistics book. The authors introduce each method by discussing its characteristic features, reasons for its use, and its underlying assumptions. They then guide readers in apply...

Methods of Statistical Model Estimation - Hardcover

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by Joseph Hilbe (Author), Andrew Robinson (Author)Methods of Statistical Model Estimation examines the most important and popular methods used to estimate parameters for statistical models and provide informative model summary statistics. Designed for R users, the book is also ideal for anyone wanting to better understand the algorithms used for statistical model fitting.The text presents algorithms for the estimation of a variety of regression procedures using maximum likelihood estimation, ...

Design and Analysis of Cross-Over Trials - Hardcover

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by Byron Jones (Author), Michael G. Kenward (Author)Design and Analysis of Cross-Over Trials is concerned with a specific kind of comparative trial known as the cross-over trial, in which subjects receive different sequences of treatments. Such trials are widely used in clinical and medical research, and in other diverse areas such as veterinary science, psychology, sports science, and agriculture.The first edition of this book was the first to be wholly devoted to the subject. The second edi...

Bayesian Methods: A Social and Behavioral Sciences Approach, Third Edition - Hardcover

$170.10

by Jeff Gill (Author)An Update of the Most Popular Graduate-Level Introductions to Bayesian Statistics for Social ScientistsNow that Bayesian modeling has become standard, MCMC is well understood and trusted, and computing power continues to increase, Bayesian Methods: A Social and Behavioral Sciences Approach, Third Edition focuses more on implementation details of the procedures and less on justifying procedures. The expanded examples reflect this updated approach.New to the Third Edition ...

Quantitative Finance: A Simulation-Based Introduction Using Excel - Hardcover

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by Matt Davison (Author)Teach Your Students How to Become Successful Working QuantsQuantitative Finance: A Simulation-Based Introduction Using Excel provides an introduction to financial mathematics for students in applied mathematics, financial engineering, actuarial science, and business administration. The text not only enables students to practice with the basic techniques of financial mathematics, but it also helps them gain significant intuition about what the techniques mean, how they ...

Foundational and Applied Statistics for Biologists Using R - Hardcover

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by Ken A. Aho (Author)Full of biological applications, exercises, and interactive graphical examples, Foundational and Applied Statistics for Biologists Using R presents comprehensive coverage of both modern analytical methods and statistical foundations. The author harnesses the inherent properties of the R environment to enable students to examine the code of complicated procedures step by step and thus better understand the process of obtaining analysis results. The graphical capabilities ...

Statistics in Engineering: With Examples in Matlab(r) and R, Second Edition - Hardcover

$194.40

by Andrew Metcalfe (Author), David Green (Author), Tony Greenfield (Author)Engineers are expected to design structures and machines that can operate in challenging and volatile environments, while allowing for variation in materials and noise in measurements and signals. Statistics in Engineering, Second Edition: With Examples in MATLAB and R covers the fundamentals of probability and statistics and explains how to use these basic techniques to estimate and model random variation in the conte...

$59.60

by Will Starr (Author) Number of Pages: 132 Dimensions: 0.34 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: September 11, 2008

Euclidean Geometry: A First Course - Paperback

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by Mark Solomonovich (Author)This textbook is a self-contained presentation of Euclidean Geometry, a subject that has been a core part of school curriculum for centuries. The discussion is rigorous, axiom-based, written in a traditional manner, true to the Euclidean spirit. Transformations in the Euclidean plane are included as part of the axiomatics and as a tool for solving construction problems. The textbook can be used for teaching a high school or an introductory level college course. It...

Resources for Teaching Mathematics: 11-14 - Paperback

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by Colin Foster (Author)This resource contains 50 ready-to-use mathematics lesson plans suitable for the whole department to use with learners aged 11-14. Each plan consists of a teacher's sheet which breaks down the lesson into time-allocated sections from starter through to homework, together with a photocopiable (or downloadable) student task sheet to give out. There is also a companion website with extra material to support the lesson plans in the book, giving teachers the time and confid...

An Intermediate Course in Probability - Hardcover

$161.98

by Allan Gut (Author)The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a solid background and understanding of the basic results and methods in probability theory before entering into more advanced courses (in probability and/or statistics). The presentation is fairly thorough and detailed with many solved examples. Several examples are solved with di erent methods in order to illustrate their di erent levels of sophistication, their pros, and their cons. The motivation for this style of...

Legendre Polynomials And Functions - Paperback

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by Refaat El Attar (Author)This book provides an easy to follow study on Legendre Polynomials and Functions. It is also written in such a way that it can be used as a self study text. Basic knowledge of calculus and differential equations is needed. The book is intended to help students in engineering, physics and applied sciences understand various aspects of Legendre Polynomials and Functions that very often occur in engineering, physics, mathematics and applied sciences. I have collected m...

Theoretical Numerical Analysis: A Functional Analysis Framework - Hardcover

$178.18

by Kendall Atkinson (Author), Weimin Han (Author)This textbook prepares graduate students for research in numerical analysis/computational mathematics by giving to them a mathematical framework embedded in functional analysis and focused on numerical analysis. This helps the student to move rapidly into a research program. The text covers basic results of functional analysis, approximation theory, Fourier analysis and wavelets, iteration methods for nonlinear equations, finite difference meth...

The Concise Encyclopedia of Statistics - Paperback

$113.38

by Yadolah Dodge (Author)The Concise Encyclopedia of Statistics presents the essential information about statistical tests, concepts, and analytical methods in language that is accessible to practitioners and students of the vast community using statistics in medicine, engineering, physical science, life science, social science, and business/economics. The reference is alphabetically arranged to provide quick access to the fundamental tools of statistical methodology and biographies of famous...

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by John C. Baez (Editor), J. Peter May (Editor)This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications TOWARDS HIGHER CATEGORIES contains expository and research papers based on a highly successful IMA Summer Program on n-Categories: Foundations and Applications. We are grateful to all the participants for making this occasion a very productive and stimulating one. We would like to thank John C. Baez (Department of Mathematics, University of California Riverside) and J. Peter May (Department of M...

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by Robin Hartshorne (Author)The basic problem of deformation theory in algebraic geometry involves watching a small deformation of one member of a family of objects, such as varieties, or subschemes in a fixed space, or vector bundles on a fixed scheme. In this book, Robin Hartshorne studies first what happens over small infinitesimal deformations, and then gradually builds up to more global situations, using methods pioneered by Kodaira and Spencer in the complex analytic case, and adapted a...

Theory and Applications of Stochastic Processes: An Analytical Approach - Hardcover

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by Zeev Schuss (Author)Stochastic processes and diffusion theory are the mathematical underpinnings of many scientific disciplines, including statistical physics, physical chemistry, molecular biophysics, communications theory and many more. Many books, reviews and research articles have been published on this topic, from the purely mathematical to the most practical. This book offers an analytical approach to stochastic processes that are most common in the physical and life sciences, as wel...

Introduction to Applied Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Chaos - Paperback

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by Stephen Wiggins (Author)This volume is intended for advanced undergraduate, graduates and researchers as an introduction to applied nonlinear dynamics and chaos. The author has placed emphasis on teaching the techniques and ideas which will enable students to take specific dynamical systems and obtain some quantitative information about the behaviour of these systems. The new edition has been updated and extended throughout and contains an extensive bibliography as well as a detailed gloss...

An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations - Paperback

$105.28

by Michael Renardy (Author), Robert C. Rogers (Author)Partial differential equations are fundamental to the modeling of natural phenomena; they arise in every field of science. Consequently, the desire to understand the solutions of these equations has always had a prominent place in the efforts of mathematicians; it has inspired such diverse fields as complex function theory, functional analysis, and algebraic topology. This book, meant for a beginning graduate student audience, provides a t...

Monte Carlo Methods in Financial Engineering - Paperback

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by Paul Glasserman (Author)This book is devoted to the use of Monte Carlo methods in finance and is the first of its kind in this area. It will serve as a reference for practitioners and researchers and will also be suitable as a graduate text for courses on computational finance.Back JacketMonte Carlo simulation has become an essential tool in the pricing of derivative securities and in risk management. These applications have, in turn, stimulated research into new Monte Carlo methods and re...

An Invitation to 3-D Vision: From Images to Geometric Models - Paperback

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by Yi Ma (Author), Stefano Soatto (Author), Jana Kosecká (Author)This book is intended to give undergraduate and beginning graduate students and researchers in computer vision, applied mathematics, robotics, and computer graphics a self-contained introduction to the geometry of 3D vision. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter.Back JacketEndowing machines with a sense of vision has been a dream of scientists and engineers alike for over half a century. Only in the past decade, howe...

The Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves - Paperback

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by Joseph H. Silverman (Author)The theory of elliptic curves is distinguished by its long history and by the diversity of the methods that have been used in its study. This book treats the arithmetic theory of elliptic curves in its modern formulation, through the use of basic algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry. The book begins with a brief discussion of the necessary algebro-geometric results, and proceeds with an exposition of the geometry of elliptic curves, the formal group of...

A Modern Approach to Regression with R - Paperback

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by Simon Sheather (Author)This book focuses on tools and techniques for building regression models using real-world data and assessing their validity. A key theme throughout the book is that it makes sense to base inferences or conclusions only on valid models. Plots are shown to be an important tool for both building regression models and assessing their validity. We shall see that deciding what to plot and how each plot should be interpreted will be a major challenge. In order to overcome t...

The Square Root of 2: A Dialogue Concerning a Number and a Sequence - Paperback

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by David Flannery (Author)Using no more than the most basic algebra and geometry, Flannery (Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland) manages to convey not only why irrational numbers are fascinating, but how the whole enterprise of mathematical thinking is imaginative, intriguing, and engaging. A startlingly original and informative dialog, this book is a one-of-a-kind introduction to the pleasure and playful beauty of mathematical thinking. Number of Pages: 260 Dimensions: 0.57 x 9.21 x 6.14 I...

Theory and Practice of Finite Elements - Paperback

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by Alexandre Ern (Author), Jean-Luc Guermond (Author)This book presents a mathematical theory of finite elements. Recent developments are covered in detail. Several reading paths are proposed, allowing for a readership with diverse interests. Engineers and applications-oriented researchers will find it useful. It can also be used as a graduate-level textbook.Back JacketThis book presents the mathematical theory of finite elements, starting from basic results on approximation theory and finite...

Unsolved Problems in Number Theory - Paperback

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by Richard Guy (Author)From reviews of the first edition: "...many talented young mathematicians will write their first papers starting out from problems found in this book." -Mathematical Reviews Mathematics is kept alive by the appearance of new unsolved problems, problems posed from within mathematics itself, and also from the increasing number of disciplines where mathematics is applied. This book provides a steady supply of easily understood, if not easily solved, problems which can be c...

Monte Carlo Statistical Methods - Paperback

$241.38

by Christian Robert (Author), George Casella (Author)From the reviews of the first edition: "Although the book is written as a textbook, with many carefully worked out examples and exercises, it will be very useful for the researcher since the authors discuss their favorite research topics (Monte Carlo optimization and convergence diagnostics) going through many relevant references...This book is a comprehensive treatment of the subject and will be an essential reference for statisticians wo...

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by Antoine Chambert-Loir (Author)Field extensions.- Roots.- Galois theory.- A bit of group theory.- Applications.- Algebraic theory of differential equations.Back JacketThis unique textbook focuses on the structure of fields and is intended for a second course in abstract algebra. Besides providing proofs of the transcendance of pi and e, the book includes material on differential Galois groups and a proof of Hilbert's irreducibility theorem. The reader will hear about equations, both polynom...