Further Statistical Methods - Lecture 1

Introduction to categorical data and graphical models

This lecture is concerned with setting the scene for the analysis of categorical data, explaining basic concepts and discussing the hypotheses of independence and conditional independence. The closest corresponding literature is in

David Edwards (2002). Introduction to Graphical Modelling, 2nd ed. Springer, Chapter 1 and Sections 5.4 and 5.5

and

Alan Agresti (2002). Categorical Data Analysis. 2nd ed. Wiley. Chapter 1.

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