£34.18

Cambridge University Press Practical Smoothing: The Joys of P-splines

Price data last checked 19 day(s) ago - will refresh soon

View at Amazon

We'll watch every seller, every day. One email when your price arrives.

Cheaper than 85% of the days we've watched it. Below what most people pay.

£34 today · 30-day average £36 · all-time low £31

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 72 days · 72 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£48.05 £29.72 £33.72 £37.72 £41.72 £45.72 £49.72 10 June 2026 27 June 2026 15 July 2026 02 August 2026 20 August 2026

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 72 days • 5 price ranges

Days at Price
Current Price
25 days · current 30 days 6 days 4 days 7 days 0 8 15 23 30 £31-35 £35-38 £38-41 £41-45 £45-48 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common range: £35-38 (30 days, 41.7%)

Price range: £31 - £48

Price levels: 5 price ranges over 72 days

Description

This is a practical guide to P-splines, a simple, flexible and powerful tool for smoothing. P-splines combine regression on B-splines with simple, discrete, roughness penalties. They were introduced by the authors in 1996 and have been used in many diverse applications. The regression basis makes it straightforward to handle non-normal data, like in generalized linear models. The authors demonstrate optimal smoothing, using mixed model technology and Bayesian estimation, in addition to classical tools like cross-validation and AIC, covering theory and applications with code in R. Going far beyond simple smoothing, they also show how to use P-splines for regression on signals, varying-coefficient models, quantile and expectile smoothing, and composite links for grouped data. Penalties are the crucial elements of P-splines; with proper modifications they can handle periodic and circular data as well as shape constraints. Combining penalties with tensor products of B-splines extends these attractive properties to multiple dimensions. An appendix offers a systematic comparison to other smoothers.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
18 March 2021
Listed Since
21 April 2020

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Nonparametric Regression and Spline Smoothing: 157 (Statistics: A Series of Textbooks and Monographs)
96% match

Nonparametric Regression and Spline Smoothing: 157 (Statistics: A Series of Textbooks and Monographs)

CRC Press

£136.84 16 Jul 2026
Spline Models for Observational Data: Series Number 59 (CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 59)
96% match

Spline Models for Observational Data: Series Number 59 (CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 59)

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

£45.00 14 Jul 2026
Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models (Springer Series in Statistics)
95% match

Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models (Springer Series in Statistics)

Springer

£131.39 29 Aug 2026
Spline Functions and Multivariate Interpolations: 248 (Mathematics and Its Applications, 248)
95% match

Spline Functions and Multivariate Interpolations: 248 (Mathematics and Its Applications, 248)

Springer

£85.83 13 Aug 2026
Smoothing Splines: Methods and Applications (Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability)
95% match

Smoothing Splines: Methods and Applications (Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability)

Chapman and Hall/CRC

£49.06 04 Sep 2026
A Practical Guide to Splines: 27 (Applied Mathematical Sciences, 27)
95% match

A Practical Guide to Splines: 27 (Applied Mathematical Sciences, 27)

Springer

£78.27 21 Jul 2026
Spline Functions: Basic Theory (Cambridge Mathematical Library)
94% match

Spline Functions: Basic Theory (Cambridge Mathematical Library)

Cambridge University Press

£66.35 18 Jul 2026
Smoothing Splines: Methods and Applications: 121 (Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability)
94% match

Smoothing Splines: Methods and Applications: 121 (Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability)

CRC Press

£112.22 14 Aug 2026
Semiparametric Regression for the Social Sciences
94% match

Semiparametric Regression for the Social Sciences

Wiley

£56.94 22 Jul 2026
Oxford University Press - Curve and Surface Fitting with Splines
94% match

Oxford University Press - Curve and Surface Fitting with Splines

Oxford University Press

£140.52 17 Jul 2026
Approximation and Modeling with B-Splines (Applied Mathematics)
94% match

Approximation and Modeling with B-Splines (Applied Mathematics)

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

£66.57 08 Jul 2026
Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models (Springer Series in Statistics)
94% match

Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models (Springer Series in Statistics)

Springer

£94.36 16 Aug 2026
Nonparametric Regression and Generalized Linear Models: A roughness penalty approach (Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability)
94% match

Nonparametric Regression and Generalized Linear Models: A roughness penalty approach (Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability)

Chapman and Hall/CRC

£181.62 15 Aug 2026
Smoothing of Multivariate Data: Density Estimation and Visualization (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)
94% match

Smoothing of Multivariate Data: Density Estimation and Visualization (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

Wiley

£106.00 06 Jul 2026
Nonparametric Regression Methods for Longitudinal Data Analysis: Mixed-Effects Modeling Approaches (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)
94% match

Nonparametric Regression Methods for Longitudinal Data Analysis: Mixed-Effects Modeling Approaches (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

Wiley

£97.00 06 Jul 2026
Spline Functions: Computational Methods
94% match

Spline Functions: Computational Methods

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

£67.72 07 Jul 2026
Introduction to Nonparametric Regression (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)
94% match

Introduction to Nonparametric Regression (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

Wiley

£135.79 09 Jul 2026
Handbook of Splines: 462 (Mathematics and Its Applications, 462)
94% match

Handbook of Splines: 462 (Mathematics and Its Applications, 462)

Springer

£73.03 14 Aug 2026
One Dimensional Spline Interpolation Algorithms
94% match

One Dimensional Spline Interpolation Algorithms

A K Peters/CRC Press

£210.00 22 Aug 2026
Fixed Interval Smoothing for State Space Models: 609 (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, 609)
94% match

Fixed Interval Smoothing for State Space Models: 609 (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, 609)

Springer

£89.99 31 Aug 2026
Springer Approximation Theory, Spline Functions and Applications
94% match

Springer Approximation Theory, Spline Functions and Applications

Springer

£120.94 21 Jul 2026
Spline Functions on Triangulations (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications): 110 (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Series Number 110)
94% match

Spline Functions on Triangulations (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Its Applications): 110 (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications, Series Number 110)

Cambridge University Press

£104.29 26 Aug 2026
Geometric Challenges in Isogeometric Analysis: 49 (Springer INdAM Series, 49)
94% match

Geometric Challenges in Isogeometric Analysis: 49 (Springer INdAM Series, 49)

Springer

£109.81 07 Jul 2026
Kernel Smoothing: Principles, Methods and Applications
94% match

Kernel Smoothing: Principles, Methods and Applications

Wiley

£62.95 28 Jul 2026