Vector Generalized Linear and Additive Models

The book "Vector Generalized Linear and Additive Models" offers an extended statistical framework that goes beyond traditional generalized linear models (GLMs). It encompasses several main classes of statistical models and provides the necessary infrastructure to make these models comprehensively applicable. This comprehensive approach allows for analyses based on many semi-traditional applied statistical models to be conducted as a coherent unit. The authors illuminate the limitations of classical GLMs and generalized additive models (GAMs) and present a methodology that addresses these challenges. The book is suitable for students in advanced undergraduate or early master's courses, as well as a methodology resource for users of the VGAM package in R. The integration of R code and datasets in the text supports the practical application of the methods presented.