Chapter 16. Historical Tour of Categorical Data Analysis

  1. Alan Agresti

Published Online: 26 MAR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471249688.ch16

Book Title

Categorical Data Analysis, Second Edition

Categorical Data Analysis, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Agresti, A. (2003) Historical Tour of Categorical Data Analysis, in Categorical Data Analysis, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471249688.ch16

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  1. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 26 MAR 2003
  2. Published Print: 3 JUL 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471360933

Online ISBN: 9780471249689

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Keywords:

  • history;
  • Karl Pearson;
  • Yule;
  • R. A. Fisher;
  • measuring association;
  • contingency tables;
  • degrees of freedom;
  • logistic regression;
  • loglinear models

Summary

Chapter 16 presents a historical tour of the development of methods for categorical data analysis. Beginning in 1900, it discusses the Pearson–Yule association controversy and the Pearson–Fisher disagreements about degrees of freedom. It summarizes the many contributions of R. A. Fisher. It then surveys the development of logistic regression methods and related loglinear methods for multiway contingency tables. It finishes by surveying recent developments and predicting future areas of increasing importance.

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