Variable Selection In Categorical Regression Models

This book covers some popular as well as new techniques of variable selection in categorical regression analysis. Categorical regression analysis is one of the most popular statistical techniques in social and behavioral sciences. The predictive performance of regression depends on the choice of the right predictor variables. This book presents step by step approach for selecting correct predictor variables for achieving high prediction accuracy in presence of categorical variables.

Autorentext

Dr. Sabyasachi Patra is an assistant professor at Calcutta Business School, India. In his previous assignments, he was with International Management Institute, Kolkata and Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar, India. He received his PhD in the Operations Management area from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.