This is probably the best applied statistics book I have ever read. It is not one of the "for dummies" book, it does use some linear algebra and requires some knowledge of elementary statistics, but at the same time it is very clear and understandable. I think this is the only reasonable approach -
Applied multivariate statistical analysis
✍ Scribed by Wolfgang Härdle; Léopold Simar
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 535
- Edition
- 3ed.
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
I. Descriptive Techniques: Comparison of Batches.- II. Multivariate Random Variables: A Short Excursion into Matrix Algebra.- Moving to Higher Dimensions.- Multivariate Distributions.- Theory of the Multinormal.- Theory of Estimation.- Hypothesis Testing.- III. Multivariate Techniques: Regression Models.- Decomposition of Data Matrices by Factors.- Principal Components Analysis.- Factor Analysis.- Cluster Analysis.- Discriminant Analysis.- Correspondence Analysis.- Canonical Correlation Analysis.- Multidimensional Scaling.- Conjoint Measurement Analysis.- Applications in Finance.- Computationally Intensive Techniques.- IV. Appendix.- Bibliography.- Index
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