On Jan 23, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Peter Dalgaard wrote:
Re. ISwR, you might want to take notice that it was originally written
for a course that used Altman's "Practical Statistics for Medical
Research". It is, however, a bit wordy for some and glosses rather too
quickly over the math.
Another popular item for ambitious beginners is Kirkwood and Sterne:
Essential Medical Statistics. Their notation is a bit maddening (for
teachers anyway) but they do cover a lot of ground without digging too
deeply into the math.
If you want more math, beware that what is good, strongly depends on
your prerequisites. Linear model theory, e.g., gets much easier with
matrix calculus and nearly trivial if you know about abstract linear
algebra and projections in N dimensional vector spaces. For relatively
basic levels, look at booke that are popular for first courses in
Engineering: Devore, Johnson+Miller+Freund, and probably more.
Hello Peter,
Thank you for the recommendations; I'll be sure to look into them.
As you mention, the math level involved in some areas may well be
beyond my current education... I've been a bit stymied by the online
class system here not offering anything beyond the typical Math 105
'math for non-science majors' courses designed to meet the bare
minimum obligatory 5 credit requirement for a degree. Chris
mentioned some more extensive stat course available elsewhere online;
I may have to start searching for some better general math courses as
well.
Thanks,
Monte
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