Books in the Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics - Applied Probability and Statistics Section series

Global and combinatorial optimization heuristics are widely used in different areas ranging from engineering to operational research. This introduction to the fast growing field of optimization heuristics offers the knowledge to use the techniques in a number of different application areas.

With meta-analysis methods playing a crucial role in health research in recent years, this important and clearly-written book provides a much-needed survey of the field. Meta-analysis provides a framework for combining the results of several clinical trials and drawing inferences about the effectiveness of medical treatments.

Multilevel modelling facilitates the analysis of hierarchical data where observations may be nested within higher levels of classification. In health care research, for example, a study may be undertaken to determine the variability of patient outcomes where these also vary by hospital or health care region.

Presenting information on logistic regression models, this work explains difficult concepts through illustrative examples.