Introduction to Graphical Modelling (Springer Texts in Statistics) - Softcover

Edwards, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1461267870 ISBN 13: 9781461267874

Verlag: Springer, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Graphic modelling is a form of multivariate analysis that uses graphs to represent models. These graphs display the structure of dependencies, both associational and causal, between the variables in the model. This textbook provides an introduction to graphical modelling with emphasis on applications and practicalities rather than on a formal development. It is based on the popular software package for graphical modelling, MIM, a freeware version of which can be downloaded from the Internet. Following an introductory chapter which sets the scene and describes some of the basic ideas of graphical modelling, subsequent chapters describe particular families of models, including log-linear models, Gaussian models, and models for mixed discrete and continuous variables. Further chapters cover hypothesis testing and model selection. Chapters 7 and 8 are new to the second edition. Chapter 7 describes the use of directed graphs, chain graphs, and other graphs. Chapter 8 summarizes some recent work on causal inference, relevant when graphical models are given a causal interpretation. This book will provide a useful introduction to this topic for students and researchers.

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Søren Højsgaard is Associate Professor in Statistics and Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Aalborg University. David Edwards is Associate Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University. Steffen Lauritzen is Professor of Statistics and Head of the Department of Statistics at the University of Oxford.

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Graphical models are of great interest in statistics and computer science. This book is more oriented towards applications than other books on this subject, and it will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in both of these areas.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1461267870
• ISBN 13: 9781461267874
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 350
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