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Data Analysis Using the Method of Least Squares

Extracting the Most Information from Experiments

John Wolberg (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIII, 250 Seiten

2005
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-25674-8 (ISBN)

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Measurements through quantitative experiments are one of the most f- damental tasks in all areas of science and technology. Astronomers a- lyze data from asteroid sightings to predict orbits. Computer scientists - velop models for recognizing spam mail. Physicists measure properties of materials at low temperatures to understand superconductivity. Materials engineers study the reaction of materials to varying load levels to develop methods for prediction of failure. Chemical engineers consider reactions as functions of temperature and pressure. The list is endless. From the very small-scale work on DNA to the huge-scale study of black holes, quantitative experiments are performed and the data must be analyzed. Probably the most popular method of analysis of the data associated with quantitative experiments is least squares. It has been said that the method of least squares was to statistics what calculus was to mathematics. - though the method is hardly mentioned in most engineering and science undergraduate curricula, many graduate students end up using the method to analyze the data gathered as part of f their research. There is not a lot of available literature on the subject. Very few books deal with least squares at the level of detail that the subject deserves. Many books on statistics - clude a chapter on least squares but the treatment is usually limited to the simplest cases of linear least squares.

The Method of Least Squares.- Model Evaluation.- Candidate Predictors.- Designing Quantitative Experiments.- Software.- Kernel Regression.

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"... Die ... Methode der kleinsten Quadrate ... ist ... eines der am häufigsten angewendeten statistischen Verfahren zur Aus- und Bewertung der Daten. John Wolberg ... bedauert, dass dieser Methode noch längst nicht die ihr zustehende Aufmerksamkeit ... gewidmet wird ... Die publizistische Lücke ... möchte der Autor mit diesem Buch schließen. ... Das Buch vermittelt das Wissen für eine höchst effiziente Methode zur Datenanalyse. Der Autor erläutert die Thematik in dem ... Buch abstrakt konzentriert und untermauert sie durch einfache, überwiegend hypothetische Beispiele, die zum ... Verständnis der Methode beitragen ..."

(Dr. Norbert Höfert, in: Gefahrstoffe - Reinhaltung der Luft, 2007, Vol. 67, Issue 4, S. 136)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.12.2005
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 250 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	405 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Wahrscheinlichkeit / Kombinatorik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften
Schlagworte	Calculus • curve fitting • Data Analysis • Datenanalyse • Experiment • Kernel • Least Squares • linear optimization • Methode der kleinsten Quadrate • Model • Nonlinear models • Parametric Models • Regression
ISBN-10	3-540-25674-1 / 3540256741
ISBN-13	978-3-540-25674-8 / 9783540256748
Zustand	Neuware