| Linear Mixed Models in Practice: A Sas-Oriented Approach 1997 Edition Contributor(s): Verbeke, Geert (Editor), Molenberghs, Geert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0387982221 ISBN-13: 9780387982229 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1997 Annotation: This is author-approved bcc: This book provides a comprehensive treatment of linear mixed models, a technique devised to analyze continuous correlated data. It focuses on examples from designed experiments and longitudinal studies. The target audience includes applied statisticians and biomedical researchers in industry, public health organizations, contract research organizations, and academia. The book is explanatory rather than mathematical rigorous. Although most analyses were done with the MIXED procedure of the SAS software package, and many of its features are clearly elucidated, considerable effort was spent in presenting the data analyses in a software-independent fashion. Geert Verbeke is Assistant Professor at the Biostatistical Centre for Clinical Trials of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics (1989) from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the M.S. in biostatistics (1992) from the Limburgs Universitair Centrum, and earned a PhD in biostatistics (1995) from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Dr. Verkeke wrote his dissertation, as well as a number of methodological articles, on various aspects on linear mixed models for longitudinal data analysis. He has held visiting positions at the Gerontology Researh Center and the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD). Geert Molenberghs is Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at the Limburgs Universitair Centrum in Belgium. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics (1988) and a PhD in biostatistics (1993) from the Universiteit Antwerpen. Dr. Molenberghs published methodological work on the analysis of non-response, and non-compliance in clinical trials. He serves as an associateeditor for Biometrics and Applied |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General - Medical | Biostatistics |
| Dewey: 519.53 |
| LCCN: 97015705 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Statistics |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.01 lbs) 306 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The dissemination of the MIXED procedure in SAS has provided a whole class of statistical models for routine use. We believe that both the ideas be- hind the techniques and their implementation in SAS are not at all straight- forward and users from various applied backgrounds, including the phar- maceutical industry, have experienced difficulties in using the procedure effectively. Courses and consultancy on PROC MIXED have been in great demand in recent years, illustrating the clear need for resource material to aid the user. This book is intended as a contribution to bridging this gap. We hope the book will be of value to a wide audience, including applied statisticians and many biomedical researchers, particularly in the pharma- ceutical industry, medical and public health research organizations, con- tract research organizations, and academic departments. This implies that our book is explanatory rather than research oriented and that it empha- sizes practice rather than mathematical rigor. In this respect, clear guidance and advice on practical issues are the main focus of the text. Nevertheless, this does not imply that more advanced topics have been avoided. Sections containing material of a deeper level have been sign posted by means of an asterisk. |