02349cam a2200385 a 45000010009000000050017000090060019000260070015000450080041000600100017001010200018001180200027001360350025001630350018001880400021002060500023002270820015002501000047002652450103003122500012004152600048004273000033004754900054005085000082005625040051006445200848006955330152015436500025016956500025017206500029017456550029017747100017018038300055018208560088018751013958920170105102351.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||110328s2011    njua    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2011013569  z9780470467039  z9781118109625 (e-book)  a(CaPaEBR)ebr10521333  a(NNC)10139589  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR14aQA279b.T49 2011eb04a519.572231 aThompson, James R.q(James Robert),d1938-10aEmpirical model building: data, models, and realitybdata, models, and reality cJames R. Thompson  a2nd ed.  aHoboken, N.J. :bJohn Wiley & Sons,cc2011.  axvii, 430 p. :bill.c25 cm.1 aWiley series in probability and statistics ;v794  a1. Experimental design.  2. Mathematical models.  3. Mathematical statistics.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"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"--  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2012.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aExperimental design. 0aMathematical models. 0aMathematical statistics. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc. 0aWiley series in probability and statistics ;v794.40uhttp://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio10139589zClick here for full text.