Research and Markets: Introduction to Optimal Designs for Social and Biomedical Research

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a82217/an_introduction_to) has
announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "An Introduction
to Optimal Designs for Social and Biomedical Research" to their offering.

The increasing cost of research means that scientists are in more urgent need of
optimal design theory to increase the efficiency of parameter estimators and the
statistical power of their tests.

The objectives of a good design are to provide interpretable and accurate
inference at minimal costs. Optimal design theory can help to identify a design
with maximum power and maximum information for a statistical model and, at the
same time, enable researchers to check on the model assumptions.

This Book:

* Introduces optimal experimental design in an accessible format.
* Provides guidelines for practitioners to increase the efficiency of their
designs, and demonstrates how optimal designs can reduce a study's costs.
* Discusses the merits of optimal designs and compares them with commonly used
designs.
* Takes the reader from simple linear regression models to advanced designs for
multiple linear regression and nonlinear models in a systematic manner.
* Illustrates design techniques with practical examples from social and
biomedical research to enhance the reader's understanding.

Researchers and students studying social, behavioural and biomedical sciences
will find this book useful for understanding design issues and in putting
optimal design ideas to practice.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction to designs
2. Designs for simple linear regression
3. Designs for multiple linear regression analysis
4. Designs for analysis of variance models
5. Designs for logistic regression models
6. Designs for multilevel models
7. Longitudinal designs for repeated measurement models
8. Two-treatment crossover designs
9. Alternative optimal designs for linear models
10. Optimal designs for nonlinear models
11. Resources for the construction of optimal designs

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http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a82217/an_introduction_to

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