Categorical Data Analysis Using the SAS System

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Summary: Essential reference for SAS users
Review: Almost all data analysis projects involve categorical data, and this text is an excellent reference. More than just a how-to manual for using SAS to do the analysis, it provides excellent practical advice from model selection to interpretation of results. Every example is complete with code, output, and thorough discussion of the research questions, conclusions, and interpretations. For several examples, more than one approach is illustrated. As a statistical consultant, this has been the book I used most often for reference with discrete data analysis. While it is not a replacement for a graduate text such as Agresti, it is an excellent resource for an applied statistician.

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Summary: Categorical Data Analysis Using the SAS System
Review: Fast and superb. Will buy again.

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Summary: Excellent, practical guide for data analysis
Review: I've used the first edition of the book for my own data analysis more than once. It is an invaluable tool for translating statistical theory into practical knowledge. I often read statistical texts, think I understand them, but have no idea how to use that knowledge with a statistical package. This book takes the reader step by step through the theory, with each chapter adding a logical next layer of complexity. All along are SAS examples interspersed with theory so writing programs and interpreting output are greatly simplified. It may be necessary to read the entire book if your data is relatively complicated and the appropriate analysis is covered towards the end of the book, but the effort is well worth it. I have never so well understood the rationale for the statistical tests I've done. I have had a class in SAS, so this book may be too difficult for someone totally unfamiliar with SAS, but I am by no means an expert and have been able to write programs to do everything I wanted. I used this book in conjunction with the SAS/STAT user's guide and found both together totally adequate for my needs.

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Summary: Categorical Data Analysis Using the SAS System
Review: The book is handy. It has SAS commands needed for running your analysis. Nonetheless, you will need to refer to other texts to understand your choices.

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Review: The book is handy. It has SAS commands needed for running your analysis. Nonetheless, you will need to refer to other texts to understand your choices.

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Summary: Gets at the heart of statistical analysis
Review: This book gets at the fundamentals of statistical analysis that are lacking in many other volumes. It starts off with analyzing the smallest units within an experimental design and works up from there. A great practitioner's reference--even for the non-SAS user.