1st Edition

Visualizing Statistical Models And Concepts

By R.W. Farebrother, Michael Schyns Copyright 2002
272 Pages
by CRC Press

272 Pages
by CRC Press

280 Pages
by CRC Press

Examines classic algorithms, geometric diagrams, and mechanical principles for enhancing visualization of statistical estimation procedures and mathematical concepts in physics, engineering, and computer programming.

1. Introduction 2. Abstract Geometrical and Mechanical Representations 3. Mechanical Models for Multidimensional Medians 4. Method of Least Squared Deviations 5. Method of Least Absolute Deviation 6. Minimax Absolute Deviation Method 7. Method of Least Median of Squared Deviations 8. Mechanical Models for Metric Graphs 9. Categorical Data Analysis 10. Method of Averages and Curve Fitting by Splines 11. Multivariate Generalisations of the Method of Least Squares

Biography

Farebrother\, R.W.; Schyns\, Michael