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Most of the methods in this text apply to all regression models, but special emphasis is given to multiple regression using generalised least squares for longitudinal data, the binary logistic model, models for ordinal responses, parametric survival regression models and the Cox semi parametric survival model.

This book concerns the great judicial controversies of the Progressive Era, in which some of the most brilliant jurists - Holmes, Brandeis, Hughes, and so on - grappled with economic and political issues of unprecedented importance. The book shows how the Supreme Court both shaped and reflected the momentous changes in American society in the first two decades of the twentieth century.

For centuries, Christians around the world have used the four weeks leading up to Christmas to prepare themselves for the celebration of Jesus' birth. The Christian church has also observed Christmas as a season beginning on Christmas Day and ending on Epiphany. These devotionals are an aid to fully embracing the seasons of Advent and Christmas. They combine the Biblical texts for Advent and Christmas found in the Revised Common Lectionary with Christian hymns that express these great truths. This book is offered with the prayer that it will help you worship Messiah Jesus more thoughtfully and meaningfully during the Advent and Christmas seasons.

Each chapter that follows provides a detailed case study of alternative proofs for particular theorems, including the Pythagorean Theorem, the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Desargues' Theorem, the Prime Number Theorem, and the proof of the irreducibility of cyclotomic polynomials.Why Prove It Again?

'Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, the command to love one's enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival'Advocating love as strength and non-violence as the most powerful weapon there is, these sermons and writings from the heart of the civil rights movement show Martin Luther King's rhetorical power at its most fiery and uplifting.One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

Inquiry in Tandem explores how engaging in teacher and student inquirysimultaneously promotes professional development that impacts teacher practice and studentlearning in powerful ways.

African American Studies: The Discipline and Its Dimensions is a comprehensive resource book that recounts the development of the discipline and provides a basic reference source for sixteen areas of knowledge.

Demonstrates how the Supreme Court enforces rules against content and viewpoint discrimination, but has been less reliable in safeguarding First Amendment rights when ordinary citizens need the government's assistance to speak. This book should be read by anyone concerned with free speech and its place in democratic self-government.

This book examines the effect of the Syrian forced migration on the public health infrastructure of the European Union and Middle Eastern states affected by the Syrian Civil War. Recommendations are provided for more effective protection of health for displaced persons and the host population.

White Fatigue: Rethinking Resistance for Social Justice ultimately argues that if we are to advance our national conversation on race then educators must be willing to define reactions to conversations about race with more nuances, lest we alienate potential allies, accomplices, and leaders in the fight against racial injustice.

An informal and practically focused introduction for undergraduate students exploring infinite series and sequences in engineering and the physical sciences. With a focus on practical applications in real world situations, it helps students to conceptualize the theory with real-world examples and to build their skill set.

This book examines how the medieval clergy tried to govern the day-to-day speech of Western Christians. It explores, for the first time, how Chaucer, Langland, Gower and the 'Patience' poet presented and judged these attempts to label Sins of the Tongue.