Logistic Regression: A Self-Learning Text

By David G. Kleinbaum and Mitchel Klein

Book Overview

This is the third edition of this text on logistic regression methods, originally published in 1994, with its second e- tion published in 2002. As in the first two editions, each chapter contains a pres- tation of its topic in "lecture?book" format together with objectives, an outline, key formulae, practice exercises, and a test. The "lecture book" has a sequence of illust- tions, formulae, or summary statements in the left column of each page and a script (i. e., text) in the right column. This format allows you to read the script in conjunction with the illustrations and formulae that highlight the main points, formulae, or examples being presented. This third edition has expanded the second edition by adding three new chapters and a modified computer appendix. We have also expanded our overview of mod- ing strategy guidelines in Chap. 6 to consider causal d- grams. The three new chapters are as follows: Chapter 8: Additional Modeling Strategy Issues Chapter 9: Assessing Goodness of Fit for Logistic Regression Chapter 10: Assessing Discriminatory Performance of a Binary Logistic Model: ROC Curves In adding these three chapters, we have moved Chaps. 8 through 13 from the second edition to follow the new chapters, so that these previous chapters have been ren- bered as Chaps. 11-16 in this third edition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441917411
• ISBN13: 9781441917416
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 702 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

great for GEE

I didn't read the whole book yet, but I found the 2 chapters of GEE are really helpful. I actually read couple papers before, it is hard to understand. This book is written well, everything is so clearly illustrated. I also briefly looked through other chapters of the book. It is a great book for who is studying logistic regression by himself or people like me who looking for specific reference for some topic.

An excellent textbook

The textbook "Logistic Regression" is an excellent textbook of this statistical method because it is complete and relatively easy. This method will never be really easy but the Authors present the logistic regression in an comprehensible way introducing progressively new terms. The provide many simple clinical examples.

Logistic Regression

Kleinbaum has done it again. His books are so informative and easy to understand. It is worth the money.

Must have

Simply the best logistic regression book I've seen. Concepts clearly and succinctly explained and illustrated. A must-have for all biostatisticians.

An excellent step-by-step text

When Kleinbaum entitles his book "a self-learning text", this is TRUE ! I'm sure anyone can learn logistic regression with this book. It is cristal-clear, very progressive, with real-data examples... If the best teachers are those who make you feel you're intelligent, certainly the author must be a good teacher... because his book is ! I do recommend it warmly to anyone who has to teach (like me) or learn logistic regression.