Regression Modeling Strategies: With Applications to Linear Models, Logistic Regression, and Survival Analysis. Frank E. Harrell, Jr. New York: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 2001, 568 pp., $94.00, hardcover. ISBN 0-387-95232-2.

摘要

This is an excellent book by one of the world’s premier statisticians. Directed primarily at researchers and graduate students in statistics, it presents practical strategies for the development of predictive models. For the novice statistician, this book may be a difficult read because of its mathematical sophistication. However, the clear writing style will allow virtually all readers to derive benefit from reading various subsections of the text. The author, who is chairman of the Department of Biostatistics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, states …