{"title":"Peter J. Diggle","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter J. Diggle’s work explores the intersection of statistics and public health, offering insightful approaches to complex data analysis and spatial modelling. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eModel-based Geostatistics for Global Public Health\u003c\/em\u003e, provide rigorous yet accessible methods tailored for researchers and professionals in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for readers seeking a deep understanding of statistical techniques in epidemiology and health sciences, Diggle’s texts balance theoretical development with practical application, making them valuable resources within the \u003cstrong\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/strong\u003e category.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"model-based-geostatistics-for-global-public-health-by-peter-j-diggle-9781138732353","title":"Model-based Geostatistics for Global Public Health","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModel-based Geostatistics for Global Public Health: Methods and Applications\u003c\/em\u003e provides an introductory account of model-based geostatistics, its implementation in open-source software, and its application in public health research. In the public health problems that are the focus of this book, the authors describe and explain the pattern of spatial variation in a health outcome or exposure measurement of interest. Model-based geostatistics uses explicit probability models and established principles of statistical inference to address questions of this kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ePresents state-of-the-art methods in model-based geostatistics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the application of these methods to some of the most challenging global public health problems, including disease mapping, exposure mapping, and environmental epidemiology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eDescribes exploratory methods for analysing geostatistical data, including diagnostic checking of residuals, standard linear and generalized linear models, variogram analysis, Gaussian process models, and geostatistical design issues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes a range of more complex geostatistical problems where research is ongoing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAll of the results in the book are reproducible using publicly available R code and data sets, as well as a dedicated R package.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book has been written to be accessible not only to statisticians but also to students and researchers in the public health sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Diggle\u003c\/strong\u003e is Distinguished University Professor of Statistics in the Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University. He also holds honorary positions at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Columbia University International Research Institute for Climate and Society, and Yale University School of Public Health. His research involves the development of statistical methods for analysing spatial and longitudinal data and their applications in the biomedical and health sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Emanuele Giorgi\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Lecturer in Biostatistics and a member of the CHICAS research group at Lancaster University, where he formerly obtained a PhD in Statistics and Epidemiology in 2015. His research interests involve the development of novel geostatistical methods for disease mapping, with a special focus on malaria and other tropical diseases. In 2018, Dr Giorgi was awarded the Royal Statistical Society Research Prize \"for outstanding published contribution at the interface of statistics and epidemiology.\" He is also the lead developer of PrevMap, an R package where all the methodology found in this book has been implemented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606938632428,"sku":"9781138732353","price":217.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/76ca013dbb754f5e8cd078e512e6657d.jpg?v=1778191237"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/peter-j-diggle.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}