Advances in Social Science Research Using R

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vinod, Hrishikesh D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics, 196
• Subjects: Statistics.; Finance.; Economics > Statistics.; Econometrics.; Social sciences > Methodology.; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Quantitative Finance.; Public Health/Gesundheitswesen.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1764-5

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 "R"
• 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 US 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'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.