TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson,James R.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Empirical model building: data, models, and reality 
T2  - Wiley series in probability and statistics
AV  - QA279 .T49 2011eb
U1  - 519.5/7 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Hoboken, N.J.
PB  - John Wiley & Sons
KW  - Experimental design
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Mathematical statistics
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "This book presents a hands-on approach to the basic principles of empirical model building through the shrewd mixture of differential equations, computer-intensive methods, and data in a single-volume. It includes a series of real-world statistical problems illustrating modeling skills and techniques that are applicable to a broad range of audiences from applied statisticians to practicing MBAs. It covers models of growth and decay, systems where competition and interaction add to the complexity of the model, and discusses both classical and non-classical data analysis methods, alongside an extended list of more than twenty essential topics. The author also includes numerous exercises, an emphasis on computational finance and Bayesian techniques, and timely discussions of epidemics, quality control, and chaos in a dynamic world"--
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10521333
ER  -