2nd Edition

Handbook of Regression Modeling in People Analytics With Examples in R and Python, Second Edition

By Keith McNulty Copyright 2027
440 Pages 65 Color & 26 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

440 Pages 65 Color & 26 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

Despite the recent rapid growth in machine learning, AI and predictive analytics, many of the statistical questions that are faced by researchers and practitioners still involve explaining  why  something is happening. Regression analysis is the best ‘Swiss army knife’ we have for answering these kinds of questions. This book is a learning resource on inferential statistics and regression... Read more

Foreword by Alexis Fink Introduction 1 The Importance of Regression in People Analytics 2 The Basics of the R Programming Language 3 Statistics Foundations 4 Linear Regression for Continuous Outcomes 5 Binomial Logistic Regression for Binary Outcomes 6 Multinomial Logistic Regression for Nominal Category Out-comes
7 Proportional Odds Logistic Regression for Ordered Category Outcomes 8 Poisson, Quasi-Poisson and Negative Binomial Regression for Count Outcomes 9 Modeling Explicit and Latent Hierarchy in Data 10 Survival Analysis for Modeling Singular Events Over Time 11 Power Analysis for Estimating Required Sample Sizes for Modeling 12 Bayesian Inference - A Modern Alternative to Classical Statistical Methods 13 Linear Regression Using Bayesian Inference 14 Fitting Other Regression Models Using Bayesian Inference 15 Causal Inference - Moving From Association to Causation 16 Further Exercises for Practice References Glossary Index

Biography

Keith McNulty, PhD is a leading practitioner of applied statistics, psychometrics and people analytics.  He has spent over 25 years developing data-driven frameworks to solve critical talent and organizational challenges in major organizations.  He is currently Head of Talent Assessment at Citadel.