The Multivariate Social Scientist
Introductory Statistics Using Generalized Linear Models
- Graeme D Hutcheson - University of Manchester, UK
- Nick Sofroniou - Saint Patrick's College
Using a unified conceptual framework (based around the Generalized Linear Model) the authors explain the commonalities and relationships between methods that include both the analysis of categorical and continuous data.
A very good overview of multivariate modelling techniques and associated issues.
Some explanations could be more explicit e.g. in multiple logistic regression how to interpret a TWO unit increase or a TEN unit increase or a ONE HUNDRED unit increase in variable x1, since this often causes concern and misunderstanding.
Also, the SPSS menu prompts should be replaced with SPSS syntax, since SPSS syntax is more likely to be used at the level which this book is aimed at. And the SPSS menu prompts are more likely to change from one version of the software to the next.
