Selected Statistical Papers of Sir David Cox: Volume 1, Design of Investigations, Statistical Methods and Applications

Sir David Cox's most important papers, each the subject of a new commentary by Professor Cox.

David Cox (Author), D. J. Hand (Edited by), A. M. Herzberg (Edited by)

9780521849395, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 12 January 2006

604 pages
25.5 x 18.6 x 3.5 cm, 1.37 kg

'… David is a statistician's statistician. It is too early to speak of these volumes as a fitting memorial but there is no doubt that they will stand when all our work has become part of that history which David has done so much to create.' David Bartholomew, Sudbury

Sir David Cox is one of the seminal statistical thinkers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In this selection of his work, Professor Cox reviews his most influential and interesting papers published before 1993. Each paper is the subject of a candid commentary written especially for this collection. In these he describes the context in which the papers arose and their subsequent influence. He also identifies avenues for future research. Organised in two volumes and grouped by theme, the papers and commentaries provide excellent coverage of many of the most significant advances in statistics in recent times. But this collection is more than a record of scientific achievement. Professor Cox's writing is characterised by clarity and wit, so these volumes can be read as much for enjoyment as for edification.

Foreword D. J. Hand and A. M. Herzberg
Preface David Cox
Part I. Design of Investigations: Design of experiments
Sampling. Part II. Statistical Methods: Point process data
Binary data
Survival data
Multivariate analysis
Miscellaneous. Part III. Applications.

Subject Areas: Probability & statistics [PBT], Epidemiology & medical statistics [MBNS], Econometrics [KCH]