Bootstrap Methods and Their Application

ISBN-13: 9780521574716 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 594 str.

A. C. Davison; R. Gill; B. D. Ripley

Opis

This book gives a broad and up-to-date coverage of bootstrap methods, with numerous applied examples, developed in a coherent way with the necessary theoretical basis. Applications include stratified data; finite populations; censored and missing data; linear, nonlinear, and smooth regression models; classification; time series and spatial problems. Special features of the book include: extensive discussion of significance tests and confidence intervals; material on various diagnostic methods; and methods for efficient computation, including improved Monte Carlo simulation. Each chapter includes both practical and theoretical exercises. Included with the book is a disk of purpose-written S-Plus programs for implementing the methods described in the text. Computer algorithms are clearly described, and computer code is included on a 3-inch, 1.4M disk for use with IBM computers and compatible machines. Users must have the S-Plus computer application. Author resource page: http: //statwww.epfl.ch/davison/BMA/

Recenzje

'The coverage is comprehensive, making the book very useful … The book is well written and is at a level which ensures its usefulness for a wide range of readers.' C. J. Field

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The basic bootstraps; 3. Further ideas; 4. Tests; 5. Confidence intervals; 6. Regression models; 7. Further topics in regression; 8. Complex dependence; 9. Improved calculation; 10. Semiparametric likelihood inference; 11. Computer implementation; Appendix; Cumulant calculations; Bibliography; Index.