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Fitting Equations to Data
Cuthbert Daniel
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Description for Fitting Equations to Data
Paperback. This revised and updated volume describes methods fundamental to the theory and explanation of data analysis. This edition includes extensions and devices such as component and component-plus residual plots, cross-verification with a second sample and an index of required x-precision. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, index, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBT; PBW; UNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 623.
Helps any serious data analyst with a computer to recognize the strengths and limitations of data, to test the assumptions implicit in the least squares methods used to fit the data, to select appropriate forms of the variables, to judge which combinations of variables are most influential, and to state the conditions under which the fitted equations are applicable. This edition includes numerous extensions and new devices such as component and component-plus-residual plots, cross verification with a second sample, and an index of required x-precision; also, the search for better subset equations is enlarged to cover 262,144 alternatives. The methods ... Read more
Helps any serious data analyst with a computer to recognize the strengths and limitations of data, to test the assumptions implicit in the least squares methods used to fit the data, to select appropriate forms of the variables, to judge which combinations of variables are most influential, and to state the conditions under which the fitted equations are applicable. This edition includes numerous extensions and new devices such as component and component-plus-residual plots, cross verification with a second sample, and an index of required x-precision; also, the search for better subset equations is enlarged to cover 262,144 alternatives. The methods ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Classics Library
Number of Pages
458
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471376842
SKU
V9780471376842
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About Cuthbert Daniel
Cuthbert Daniel, Consultant in Engineering Statistics, earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying further at the University of Berlin in 1928 and at Harvard University, 1930-31. He has taught courses in design of experiments and industrial statistics at Columbia University and at the University of California, Berkeley. In the mid-40's he ... Read more
Reviews for Fitting Equations to Data
"...a grand historical document for industrial statistics in its glory days, as its selection for the Classics Library implies."
Technometrics Vol. 42, No. 4 May 2001 This book provides an excellent insight into the minds of two master craftsmen at work. I very much applaud the decision to include this in a "classics library" and would encourage ... Read more
Technometrics Vol. 42, No. 4 May 2001 This book provides an excellent insight into the minds of two master craftsmen at work. I very much applaud the decision to include this in a "classics library" and would encourage ... Read more