Statistical Regression and Classification

Norman Matloff is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis, and was a founder of the Statistics Department at that institution. Statistical Regression and Classification: From Linear Models to Machine Learning was awarded the 2017 Ziegel Award for the best book reviewed in Technometrics in 2017. His current research focus is on recommender systems, and applications of regression methods to small area estimation and bias reduction in observational studies. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Statistical Computation and the R Journal. An award-winning teacher, he is the author of The Art of R Programming and Parallel Computation in Data Science: With Examples in R, C++ and CUDA.

Introduction. Linear Regression Models. Generalized Linear Models. Nonparametric Models. Model Parsimony. Use of Regression for Understanding. Large Data. Miscellaneous Topics. Appendix: Quick R. Appendix: Math Stat. Appendix: Matrix Algebra.