The Work of Raymond J. Carroll The Impact and Influence of a Statistician [Paperback]

This?volume?contains Raymond J.?Carroll's?research and commentary on its impact?by leading statisticians. Each of the?seven main parts?focuses?on a key research?area: Measurement Error, Transformation and Weighting, Epidemiology, Nonparametric and Semiparametric Regression for Independent Data, Nonparametric and Semiparametric Regression for Dependent Data, Robustness, and other work. The seven subject areas reviewed?in this book were chosen by Ray himself, as were the articles representing each?area. The commentaries not only review Rays work, but are also?filled with history?and anecdotes. Raymond J. Carrolls impact on statistics and numerous other fields of science is far-reaching. His vast catalog of work spans?from fundamental?contributions to statistical theory to innovative methodological development and?new insights in disciplinary science. From the outset of his career, rather than taking?the safe route of pursuing incremental advances, Ray has focused on tackling?the most important challenges. In doing so, it is fair to say that he has?defined a host of statistics areas, including weighting and transformation?in regression, measurement error modeling, quantitative methods for nutritional?epidemiology and non- and semiparametric regression.Measurement Error.- Transformation and Weighting.- Epidemiology.- Nonparametric and Semiparametric Regression for Independent Data.- Nonparametric and Semiparametric Regression for Dependent Data.- Robustness.- Other Work?Article list for each of these areas is in attachment.

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This book details the work and research of a leading expert in the field of statistics, Raymond J. Carroll. & collecting his most pertinent contributions to statistics is very helpful to professionals in this area. & This book is useful to those who wish to have a single go-to reference for most of the important published articles by Dr. Carroll. It is also useful to those who are interested in the historyl#+