Using a friendly, nontechnical approach, the Second Edition of Regression Basics introduces readers to the fundamentals of regression. Accessible to anyone with an introductory statistics background, this book builds from a simple two-variable model to a model of greater complexity. Author Leo H. Kahane weaves four engaging examples throughout the text to illustrate not only the techniques of regression but also how this empirical tool can be applied in creative ways to consider a broad array of topics.
New to the Second Edition
• Offers greater coverage of simple panel-data estimation: Because the availability of panel data has increased over the past decade, this new edition includes coverage of estimation with multiple cross-sections of data across time.
• Provides an introductory discussion of omitted variables bias: As a problem that frequently arises, this issue is important for those new to regression analysis to understand.
• Includes up-to-date advances: Chapter 7 is expanded to include recent developments in regression.
• Uses a diverse selection of examples: Engaging examples illustrate the wide application of regression analysis from baseball salaries to presidential voting to British crime rates to U.S. abortion rates and more.
• Includes more end-of-chapter problems: This edition offers new questions at the end of chapters that are based on the new examples woven through the book.
• Illustrates examples using software programs: Appendix B now includes screenshots to further aid readers working with Microsoft Excel® and SPSS.
Intended Audience
This is an ideal core or supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Regression and Correlation, Sociological Research Methods, Quantitative Research Methods, and Statistical Methods in the fields of economics, public policy, political science, sociology, public affairs, urban planning, education, and geography.
Innehållsförteckning
Preface
1. An Introduction to the Linear Regression Model
2. The Least-Squares Estimation Method: Fitting Lines to Data
3. Model Performance And Evaluation
4. Multiple Regression Analysis
5. Non-Linear and Logarithmic Models, Dummy and Interaction
6. Time Variables and Panel Data: A Simple Introduction
7. Some Common Problems In Regression Analysis
8. Where To Go From Here
Appendix A: Data Sets Used In Examples
Appendix B: Instructions for Using Excel and SPSS
Appendix C: t Table
Appendix D: Answers To Problems
Glossary
References
Om författaren
Leo Kahane is a Professor of Economics at California State University, East Bay. He earned his B.A. degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. He has authored numerous book chapters and published articles in economics journals. He is also the founder and editor of the Journal of Sports Economics. He and his wife Cathy live in Oakland, California with their two sons, Jacob and Matthew Zoe.
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