Statistical Principles and Techniques in Scientific and Social Research

Professor Krzanowski completed his PhD in Applied Statistics at Reading University in 1974. Between 1974 and 1990 he was successively Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader in Applied Statistics at Reading University, and was Professor of Statistics at Exeter University from 1990 to 2005. Taking early retirement in 2005, he is now Emeritus Professor, while continuing to carry out research and to do some part-time teaching. His professional interests are in Multivariate Analysis, Statistical Modelling, Classification and Computational Methods. Publications include 5 books, over 30 contributions to books, and over 90 articles in scientific journals. He is a former Joint Editor of the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C, and has been on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Classification since its first issue in 1984.

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• Preface ; 1. Probability ; 2. Populations, samples, and data summary ; 3. Population models ; 4. Statistical inference - the frequentist approach ; 5. Statistical inference - Bayesian and other approaches ; 6. Linear models and least squares ; 7. Generalising the linear model ; 8. Association between variables ; 9. Investigating complex data sets ; 10. Special topics ; Sources and further reading ; Index