Nonparametric Regression and Generalized Linear Models focuses on the roughness penalty method of nonparametric smoothing and shows how this technique provides a unifying approach to a wide range of smoothing problems.

P.J. Green, Bristol University. Bernard. W. Silverman St. Peters College, Oxford.

Preface. Introduction. Approaches to Regression. Roughness Penalties. Extensions of the Roughness Penalty Approach. Computing the Estimates. Further Reading. Interpolating and Smoothing Splines. One-Dimensional Case: Further Topics. Partial Splines. Generalized Linear Models. Extending the Model. Thin Plate Splines. Available Software. Reference. Author Index. Subject Index.