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Regression Modeling Strategies

With Applications to Linear Models, Logistic and Ordinal Regression, and Survival Analysis

  • Fully revised new edition features new material and color figures
  • Published with mature, supplementary R package: rms
  • New chapters and sections on generalized least squares for analysis of serial response data, redundancy analysis, bootstrap confidence intervals for rankings of predictors, expanded material on multiple imputation and predictive mean matching and more
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Statistics (SSS)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Introduction

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 1-11
  3. General Aspects of Fitting Regression Models

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 13-44
  4. Missing Data

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 45-61
  5. Multivariable Modeling Strategies

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 63-102
  6. R Software

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 127-142
  7. Case Study in Data Reduction

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 161-180
  8. Overview of Maximum Likelihood Estimation

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 181-217
  9. Binary Logistic Regression

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 219-274
  10. Ordinal Logistic Regression

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 311-325
  11. Transform-Both-Sides Regression

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 389-398
  12. Introduction to Survival Analysis

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 399-422
  13. Parametric Survival Models

    • Frank E. Harrell Jr.
    Pages 423-451

About this book

This highly anticipated second edition features new chapters and sections, 225 new references, and comprehensive R software. In keeping with the previous edition, this book is about the art and science of data analysis and predictive modelling, which entails choosing and using multiple tools. Instead of presenting isolated techniques, this text emphasises problem solving strategies that address the many issues arising when developing multi-variable models using real data and not standard textbook examples. 

Regression Modelling Strategies presents full-scale case studies of non-trivial data-sets instead of over-simplified illustrations of each method. These case studies use freely available R functions that make the multiple imputation, model building, validation and interpretation tasks described in the book relatively easy to do. Most of the methods in this text apply to all regression models, but special emphasis is given to multiple regression using generalised least squares for longitudinal data, the binary logistic model, models for ordinal responses, parametric survival regression models and the Cox semi parametric survival model. A new emphasis is given to the robust analysis of continuous dependent variables using ordinal regression.

As in the first edition, this text is intended for Masters' or PhD. level graduate students who have had a general introductory probability and statistics course and who are well versed in ordinary multiple regression and intermediate algebra. The book will also serve as a reference for data analysts and statistical methodologists, as it contains an up-to-date survey and bibliography of modern statistical modelling techniques. 

Reviews

“The aim and scope of this edition to provide graduate students and professional and early career researchers with insights, understandings and working knowledge of regression modelling. … . The book is sequentially organized and well structured and many chapters are self-contained. It includes many useful topics and techniques for graduate .students and researchers alike. This book can be used as a textbook and equally as a reference book.” (Technometrics, Vol. 58 (2), February, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

    Frank E. Harrell , Jr.

About the author

Frank E. Harrell, Jr. is Professor of Biostatistics and Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville. He has developed numerous methods for predictive modeling, quantifying predictive accuracy and model validation and has published numerous predictive models and articles on applied statistics, medical research and clinical trials. He is on the editorial board for several biomedical and methodologic journals. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) and a consultant to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and to the pharmaceutical industry. He teaches a graduate course in regression modeling strategies and a course in biostatistics for medical researchers. In 2014 he was chosen to receive the WJ Dixon Award for Excellence in Statistical Consulting by the ASA. 

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