‎'‎I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the field‎.‎ it is very readable‎,‎ informative without being heavy‎,‎ and ‎(‎excellent news‎)‎ comes in a paperback version as well as hardback‎.‎‎'‎ Publication of the International Statistical Institute ‎'‎I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the field‎.‎ It is very readable‎,‎ informative without being heavy‎,‎ and ‎(‎excellent news‎)‎ comes in a paperback version as well as hardback‎.‎‎'‎ Short Book Reviews ‎'‎This great book is the first one to remove barriers and to close gaps between advanced statistical methodology and applied research in various fields ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ I highly recommend this book ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ It provides a very readable access to modern semiparametric regression‎,‎ demonstrates its potential in various applications‎,‎ and is an inspiring source for new ideas‎.‎ I enjoyed reading this book‎.‎‎'‎ L‎.‎ Fahrmeir‎,‎ Ludwig Maximilian University Biometrics ‎'‎‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ contains clear presentations of new developments in the field and also the state of the art in classical methods ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ I found it an easily readable book‎;‎ its coverage of material was extensive and well explained and well illustrated ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ I found the material useful and I recommend it strongly to anyone who is interested in modern nonparametric methods‎,‎ whether they are expert or not ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ But here are 500‎-odd pages of good teaching material‎,‎ nicely done‎,‎ culminating in the arc‎-sine law and the Black‎-Scholes formula‎:‎ anyone teaching probability would be glad to have it to hand‎.‎‎'‎ The Journal of the Royal Statistical Society ‎'‎This book provides an extensive overview of techniques for semiparametric regression ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ I think it may be very useful for a more practically oriented audience‎.‎‎'‎ Kwantitatieve Methoden ‎'‎‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ an easily readable book‎;‎ its coverage of material was extensive and well explained and well illustrated ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ I recommend it strongly to anyone who is interested in modern nonparametric methods‎,‎ whether they are expert or not‎.‎‎'‎ Marian Scott‎,‎ University of Glasgow Journal of the Royal Statistical Society ‎'‎‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ provides a great overview of semiparametric regression and it is a useful guide to practical semiparametric analyses using standard statistical software‎.‎‎'‎ Metrika ‎'‎This book is a very nice book for data analysis and indicates how to flexibly develop and analyze complex models using penalized spline functions‎.‎ The examples are nontrivial and very useful‎,‎ but there are no attempts to develop an asymptotic theory‎.‎‎'‎ Mathematical Reviews