The preferred method of data analysis of quantitative experiments is the method of least squares. Often, however, the full power of the method is overlooked, and very few books deal with these techniques at the level of detail that the subject deserves. This book fills that gap and includes the type of information required to help scientists and engineers apply the method to the problems of interest in their special field.

Develops the full power of the least-squares method Enables engineers and scientists to apply the method to their specific problem Deals with linear as well as with non-linear least-squares, parametric as well as non-parametric methods

Inhalt
The Method of Least Squares.- Model Evaluation.- Candidate Predictors.- Designing Quantitative Experiments.- Software.- Kernel Regression.