Advances in Social Science Research Using R

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vinod, Hrishikesh D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics, 196
• Subjects: Statistics.; Public health.; Economics, Mathematical.; Econometrics.; Social sciences.; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Quantitative Finance.; Public Health.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.

This book covers recent advances for quantitative researchers with practical examples from social sciences. The twelve chapters written by distinguished authors cover a wide range of issues--all providing practical tools using the free R software. McCullough: R can be used for reliable statistical c...

Table of Contents:

• Econometric Computing with #x201C;R#x201D;
• Additive Models for Quantile Regression: An Analysis of Risk Factors for Malnutrition in India
• Toward Better R Defaults for Graphics: Example of Voter Turnouts in U.S. Elections
• Superior Estimation and Inference Avoiding Heteroscedasticity and Flawed Pivots: R-example of Inflation Unemployment Trade-off
• Bubble Plots as a Model-Free Graphical Tool for Continuous Variables
• Combinatorial Fusion for Improving Portfolio Performance
• Reference Growth Charts for Saudi Arabian Children and Adolescents
• Causal Mediation Analysis Using R
• Statistical Validation of Functional Form in Multiple Regression Using R
• Fitting Multinomial Models in R: A Program Based on Bock#x2019;s Multinomial Response Relation Model
• A Bayesian Analysis of Leukemia Incidence Surrounding an Inactive Hazardous Waste Site
• Stochastic Volatility Model with Jumps in Returns and Volatility: An R-Package Implementation.