TY - BOOK AU - Hilbe,Joseph M. TI - Modeling count data SN - 9781139236065 (ebook) AV - QA278 .H56 2014 U1 - 519.5/35 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Multivariate analysis KW - Statistics KW - Linear models (Statistics) N1 - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Varieties of count data; 2. Poisson regression; 3. Testing overdispersion; 4. Assessment of fit; 5. Negative binomial regression; 6. Poisson inverse Gaussian regression; 7. Problems with zeros; 8. Modeling under-dispersed count data - generalized Poisson; 9. Complex data: more advanced models; Appendix A: SAS code; References; Index N2 - This entry-level text offers clear and concise guidelines on how to select, construct, interpret, and evaluate count data. Written for researchers with little or no background in advanced statistics, the book presents treatments of all major models using numerous tables, insets, and detailed modeling suggestions. It begins by demonstrating the fundamentals of modeling count data, including a thorough presentation of the Poisson model. It then works up to an analysis of the problem of overdispersion and of the negative binomial model, and finally to the many variations that can be made to the base count models. Examples in Stata, R, and SAS code enable readers to adapt models for their own purposes, making the text an ideal resource for researchers working in health, ecology, econometrics, transportation, and other fields UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139236065 ER -