Analysis of Ordinal Categorical Data

by Alan Agresti

Statistical science’s first coordinated manual of methods for analyzing ordered categorical data, now fully revised and updated, continues to present applications and case studies in fields as diverse as sociology, public health, ecology, marketing, and pharmacy. Analysis of Ordinal Categorical Data, Second Edition provides an introduction to basic descriptive and inferential methods for categorical data, giving thorough coverage of new developments and recent methods. Special emphasis is placed on interpretation and application of methods including an integrated comparison of the available strategies for analyzing ordinal data. Practitioners of statistics in government, industry (particularly pharmaceutical), and academia will want this new edition.

Genres: Mathematics

424 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1984

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some very useful techniques for analyzing ordinal categorical data (think survey results measured on a scale of 1-5, 1-10, etc.), however, the book is poorly written without enough explanation for some topics.