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A Second Course in Statistics: Regression Analysis, 8th Edition is a highly readable text that explains concepts in a logical, intuitive manner with worked-out examples. Applications to engineering, sociology, psychology, science, and business are demonstrated throughout; real data and scenarios extracted from news articles, journals, and actual consulting problems are used to apply the concepts, allowing students to gain experience utilizing the techniques outlined in the text.
New to the 8th Edition
Although the scope and coverage remain the same, the eighth edition contains
several substantial changes, additions, and enhancements:
1. New and Updated Case Studies. Case Study 2: Modeling Sale Prices of Residential
Properties, has been updated with current data. A new case study (Case Study 7:
Voice Versus Face Recognition - Does One Follow the Other?) now follows the
chapter on analysis of variance.
2. Real Data-based Exercises. Many new and updated exercises, based on contemporary
studies and real data in a variety of fields, have been added. Most of
these exercises foster and promote critical thinking skills.
3. Statistical Software Output. All statistical software printouts shown in the text
have been updated to reflect the most recent version of the software: Minitab,
SAS, and SPSS.
4. Updated Statistical Software Tutorials. They can be found at the following
website: www.pearson.com/math-stats-resources. The text's online resource provides
updated instructions on how to use the Windows versions of SAS, SPSS,
MINIT AB, and R. Step-by-step instructions and screen shots for each method
presented in the text are shown.
5. Updated and New Sections in Chapter 9: Special Topics in Regression. The
section on logistic regression (Section 9.6) has been expanded. A new section
(Section 9.7) on Poisson regression has been added. And, in addition to ridge
regression, Section 9.8 now includes a discussion of Lasso regression.
Numerous less obvious changes in details have been made throughout the text in
response to suggestions by current users of the earlier editions