Matrix Algebra Useful for Statistics
Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
1. Edition April 2006
480 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
This book is an easy-to-understand guide to matrix algebra and its uses in statistical analysis. The material is presented in an explanatory style rather than the formal theorem-proof format. This self-contained text includes numerous applied illustrations, numerical examples, and exercises.
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"This book is intended to teach useful matrix algebra to 'students, teachers, consultants, researchers, and practitioners' in 'statistics and other quantitative methods'.The author concentrates on practical matters, and writes in a friendly and informal style . . . this is a useful and enjoyable book to have at hand."
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This book is an easy-to-understand guide to matrix algebra and its uses in statistical analysis. The material is presented in an explanatory style rather than the formal theorem-proof format. This self-contained text includes numerous applied illustrations, numerical examples, and exercises.
2. Basic Operations.
3. Special Matrices.
4. Determinants.
5. Inverse Matrices.
6. Rank.
7. Canonical Forms.
8. Generalized Inverses.
9. Solving Linear Equations.
10. Partitioned Matrices.
11. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.
11A. Appendix to Chapter 11.
12. Miscellanea.
13. Applications in Statistics.
14. The Matrix Algebra of Regression Analysis.
15. An Introduction to Linear Statistical Models.
References.
Index.
