Book Reviews

Modern Business Statistics. George C. Canavos and Don M. Miller. New York: Duxbury Press, 1995. xxiv + 952 pp. + 3.5″ Disk. $58.95. Reviewed by Nancy Jo Delaney

Elementary Statistics Laboratory Manual (MS-DOS Version).: John D. Spurrier, Don Edwards, and Lori A. Thombs. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1995. $19.95. Reviewed by Bradley A. Hartlaub

Introduction to Probability and Statistics (9th ed.). William Mendenhall and Robert J. Beaver. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1994. xv + 704 pp. $55.95. Reviewed by Katherine Taylor Halvorsen

Environmental Statistics and Data Analysis. Wayne R. Ott. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc., 1995. xi + 313 pp. $69.95. Reviewed by Virginia M. Lesser

Statistical Data Analysis for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences. H. Jean Thiébaux. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1994. xv + 247 pp. + 3.5″ DOS Diskette. $74.95. Reviewed by Andrew R. Solow     

Book Reviews

Statistics: Learning in the Presence of Variation Robert L. Wardrop. Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1995. xxiv + 662 pp. $63.80. Reviewed by Allan J. Rossman

Modeling Experimental and Observational Data Clifford E. Lunneborg. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1994. xv + 506 pp. $40.95. Reviewed by Mark S. Handcock

Probability and Statistics for Engineers Richard Scheaffer and James T. McClave. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1995. xiv + 745 pp. $66.00. Reviewed by Gary D. Herrin     

Reviews of Books and Teaching Materials

Statistics: A Bayesian Perspective; Donald A. Berry. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1996. x + 518 pp. $62.95. Reviewed by Paul J. Smith

Statistics: Theory and Methods (2nd ed.).; Donald A. Berry and Bernard W. Lindgren. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1996. xi + 702 pp. $76.95. Reviewed by Uwe Koehn

Statistics for Management.; B. J. Mandel and Robert E. Laessig. Baltimore, MD: Dangary Publishing, 1996. xii + 538 pp. $49.50 (H). Reviewed by Lynne B. Hare

Statistical Methods, Revised Edition.; R. J. Freund and W. J. Wilson. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1997. xxi + 684 pp. $52.50. Reviewed by Linda Barrett

Statistics from Scratch. An Introduction for Health Care Professionals.; David Bowers. New York: Wiley, 1996. 180 pp. $19.95 (P). Reviewed by David McCormick

Statistical Tests: An Introduction with MINITAB Commentary.; G. P. Beaumont and J. D. Knowles. London, England: Prentice Hall International (UK) Limited, 1996. ix + 285 pp. $38.00. Reviewed by Ralph F. Frankowski

Principles of Statistical Data Handling.; Fred Davidson. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1996. xii + 319 pp. $23.50. Reviewed by John F. Monahan

Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.; Federal Judicial Center. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994. vii + 637 pp. $32.00. Reviewed by Joseph L. Gastwirth     

Computer Algebra Systems: DERIVE®

Seeing Through Statistics.; Jessica M. Utts. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1996. xvi + 464 pp. $40.95. Reviewed by Sheila O'Leary Weaver

Statistics and Data Analysis, 2nd ed.; Andrew F. Siegel and Charles J. Morgan. New York: John Wiley, 1996. xiv + 635 pp. $68.95. Reviewed by Jennifer Hoeting

Statistics Principles and Methods (3rd ed.).; Richard A. Johnson and Gouri K. Bhattacharyya. New York: John Wiley, 1996. xv + 720 pp. $70.95. Reviewed by Linda C. Malone

Engineering Statistics: The Industrial Experience.; Bernard Ostle, Kenneth V. Turner, Jr., Charles R. Hicks, and Gayle W. Mcelrath. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1996. xiv + 568 pp. $62.95. Reviewed by Anne M. Dougherty

Introductory Statistics.; Sheldon M. ROSS. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. 807 pp. $63.59. Reviewed by Youn-Min Chou

Workshop Statistics.; Allan J. ROSSMAN. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996. xx + 452 pp. $26.95. Reviewed by Jonathan D. Cryer

Exploring Probability and Statistics with Spreadsheets.; J. T. Callender and R. Jackson. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 19xx. viii + 236 pp. $36.00. Reviewed by K. L. D. Gunawardena

NCSS (6.0.21 for Windows); Available from NCSS Statistical Software, 329 North 1000 East, Kaysville, UT 84037. For five or more student copies the cost is $25 for each set of software disks and $30 for each set of manuals. Reviewed by Michael Nabel

DASL—The Data and Story Library; This collection of datasets and stories designed for use in statistics courses is available on the Internet at http://www.stat.cmu.edu/DASL/. Reviewed by Jeffrey A. Witmer

StatLib: An Archive for Statistical Software, Datasets, and Information: StatLib is a system for distributing statistical software, datasets, and information by electronic mail, FTP, gopher, and WWW Although StatLib is not primarily intended as a resource for teachers, much of its contents are of interest when teaching statistics. StatLib is free and available via the Internet. Reviewed by Charles Kooperberg     

Reviews of Books and Teaching Materials

Understanding Basic Statistics. Charles H. Brase and Corrinne P. Brase. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997. xviii + 576 pp. $48.50. ISBN: 0-669-39812-8. Reviewed by Elizabeth Low

Statistics for Management, 7th ed. Richard I. Levin and David S. Rubin. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. xvi + 1026 pp. $77.00. ISBN: 0-13-476-2924. Reviewed by Tom Obremski

Statistical Computing Environments for Social Research. Robert Stine and John Fox (eds.). Thousand Oaks: Sage, 1997. iv + 250 pp. $49.95 (P). ISBN: 0-7619-0270-8. Reviewed by Jonathan Nagler

Modern Engineering Statistics. Lawrence L. Lapin. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1997. xv + 583 pp. $66.95. ISBN 0-534-50883-9. Reviewed by V.A. Samaranayake, Jagdish K. Patel

Elements of Engineering Probability and Statistic. Rodger E. Ziemer. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1997. xiv + 322 pp. $77.00. ISBN: 0-024-31620-2. Reviewed by V.A. Samaranayake, Jagdish K. Patel

Applied Statistical Methods for Business, Economics, and the Social Sciences. William L. Carlson and Betty Thorne. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997. xxiii + 1021 pp. $77.00. ISBN 0-13-570847-8. Reviewed by Marjorie E. Bond

Statistics for Managers: Using Microsoft Excel. D.M. Levine, M.L. Berenson, and D. Stephan. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Reviewed by Marjorie E. Bond

The Ultimate Resource 2. Julian L. Simon. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996. xlii + 734 pp. $35.00. ISBN: 0-69104-269-1. Reviewed by Thomas Wonnacott     

Reviews of Books and Teaching Materials

Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data and Minitab. Allan J. ROSSMAN and Beth L. CHANCE. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1998, xxviii + 486 pp. $39.95 (P).

Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel. Kenneth N. BERK and Patrick CAREY. Pacific Grove, CA: Duxbury, 1998, xxi + 503 pp. $29.95 (P), ISBN: 0-534-52929-1.

Statistical Laboratory Exercises Using Excel: A Guide to Understanding Data. Tania PRVAN and Peter PETOCZ. Brisbane: Jacaranda Wiley, 1998, vi + 57 pp., $15.95 (P + 1 disc), ISBN: 0-471-34050-2. Reviewed by Richard Cleary

Data, Statistics, and Decision Models with Excel. Donald L. HARNETT and James E. HORRELL. New York: Wiley, 1998, xviii + 605, $93.95, ISBN: 0-471-13398-1. Reviewed by Sue B. Schou

Maple V© Student Version: Release 5. Waterloo Maple, Inc., New York: Springer-Verlag, 1998, $99.

Statistics with Stata 5. Lawrence C. HAMILTON. Pacific Grove, CA: Duxbury, 1998, x + 325 pp. $34.95, ISBN: 0-534-26559-6. Reviewed by Richard Goldstein     

Reviews of Books and Teaching Materials

ActivStats 2.0.: Paul Velleman. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1998, CD-ROM, $44.25, ISBN: 0-201-31068-6.

The Active Practice of Statistics.: David S. Moore. New York: W. H. Freeman & Co., 1997, xv + 352 pp., $49.95, ISBN: ISBN 0-7167-3140-1. Reviewed by Jon Maatta

Introduction to Statistical Reasoning.: Gary Smith. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998, xviii + 654 pp., $46.00, ISBN: 0-07-059276-4. Reviewed by Robert W. Hayden

Modern Applied Statistics with S-Plus (2nd ed.).: William N. Venables and Brian D. Ripley. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1997, xvii + 548 pp., $59.95, ISBN: 0-387-98214-0. Reviewed by Karen Kafadar James R. Koehler

A Course in Mathematical Statistics (2nd ed.): George C. Roussas. San Diego: Academic Press, 1997, xx + 572 pp., $59.95, ISBN: 0125993153. Reviewed by David W. Macky     

Book Review

Principles of Biostatistics. Marcello Pagano and Kimberlee Gauvreau. Belmont, CA: Duxbury, 1993. xviii + 524 pp. + disk. $53.25. Reviewed by Todd G. Nick     

Book Reviews

A First Course in Probability Models and Statistical Inference. J.H.C. Creighton. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1994. xxxi + 717 pp. $49.95. Reviewed by Bruce Kino

Statistical Methods: An Introductory Text. J. Mehdi. New Delhi: Wiley Eastern Limited, 1992, xii + 438 pp. $37.97. Reviewed by William D. Warde

Regression Analysis—Concepts and Applications. Franklin A. Graybill and Hariharan K. Iyer. Florence, KY: Wadsworth Inc., 1994, 701 pp. $59.95. Reviewed by Larry Winner     

Telegraphic Reviews

Experiment Design and Statistical Methods for Behavioral and Social Research.: David R. Boniface. London: Chapman and Hall, 1995. vii + 264 pp. $25.95.

Learning SAS in the Computer Lab.: Rebecca J. Elliott. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1995. × + 175 pp. $14.95.     

Problems of Modeling Growth and Yield of Renewable Resources

Statistical Aspects of Quality Control. Cyrus DERMAN &; Sheldon M. ROSS, San Diego: Academic Press, 1997, xiii + 200 pp. $59.95 (H). Reviewed by Enrique Del Castillo

Handbook of Parametric and Nonparametric Statistical Procedures. David J. SHESKIN. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1997, 719 pp. $69.95 (H). Reviewed by Karen KAFADAR

A Teacher's Review of the Chance Database. http://www.geom.umn.edu/locate/chance. Reviewed by Joan Garfield     

Reviews and Notes

Abstract

Criminal Statistics of Indiana. Reviewed by John Koren

Municipal Finances in Massachusetts. Reviewed by Robert H. Tucker

The Special Report of the United States Census on Statistics of Cities Having a Population of over 30,000 in 1908. Reviewed by Horace Secrist

Cost of Living in American Towns. Report of an Enquiry by the Board of Trade into Working Class Rents, Housing and Retail Prices, together with the Rates of Wages in Certain Occupations in the Principal Industrial Towns of the United States of America. With an introductory Memorandum and a Comparison of Conditions in the United States and the United Kingdom. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1911. (Cd. 5609) Pp. xcii, 533. Price 5s. 1d. Reviewed by Robert G. Chapin

Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York. Vol. III: Statistics of Public Service Corporations. Compiled by the Bureau of Statistics and Accounts. Dated January 10, 1910, and covering the year ending December 31, 1909, pp. 971. Reviewed by H. A. Richards     

Reviews and Miscellany

Abstract

Migration of Colored Population. Reviewed by Frederick J. Brown.

Natality in Massachusetts: Essai sur la natalité au Massachusetts. By Arsène Dumontm, Nancy. Berger-Levrault et Cie. 1898.

Statistics of Infirmities in New Zealand.

Proportion of the Sexes.

Vital statistics of West Indies: Jamaica Annual Report of the Registrar-General for the Year ended 31st March, 1897. From the General Register Office, Spanish Town, November 29, 1897, pp. 44. Reviewed by Cressy L. Wilbur.

Mortality of Negroes.

Operation of Poll Tax in Iowa.

Athletics and Scholarship.

Ages of Students Entering College

The Production and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages

Comparative Criminal Statistics.

Statistics of Trade Unions.

Notes.     

Reviews and Notes

Abstract

The Standard of Living Among Workingmen's Families in New York City. By Robert Coit Chapin, Ph.D., Professor of Economics in Beloit College. Russell Sage Foundation Publication, 1909. (New York: Charities Publication Committee, 105 East Twenty-Second Street, pp. xv., 372, $2.00, postpaid.) Reviewed by Warren M. Persons

Women and the Trades. By Elizabeth Beardsley Butler. Russell Sage Foundation Publication, 1909. (New York: Charities Publication Committee, 105 East Twenty-Second Street, pp. 440, $2.00, postpaid.) Reviewed by Warren M. Persons

Housing Reform, A Handbook for Practical Use in Modern Cities. By Lawrence Veiller. Copyright, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, 1910. Reviewed by Eleanor H. Woods.

An Analysis of the United States Steel Corporation With Chart of Quarterly Earnings Since Its Organization. By Charles Wilson Taintor. Boston, 1909.     

Reviews and Notices

Abstract

Hoffman's Statistical Study of the Negro: Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro, by Frederick L. Hoffman, Publications of the American Economic Association, Vol. XI, Nos. 1, 2, and 3, August, 1896. Reviewed by Miles Menander Dawson.

Infant Mortality in Prussia: Kindersterblichkeit sozialer Bevölkerungsgruppen insbesondere im preussischen Staate und seiner Provinzen, In Beiträge zur, Geschichte der Bevölkerung in Deutschland seit dem Anfange dieses Jahrhunderts. Reviewed by By Dr. Seutemann. Tübingen, 1894. Reviewed by Gary N. Calkins.

Inebriety and Suicide: Trunksucht und Selbstmord und deren gegenseitige Beziehungennebst einem statistischen Anhang und 2 Karten. By Dr. F. Prinzing. Leipzig, 1895. Reviewed by A. T. Hosmer.

Notes on Vital Statistics: Statistics of the Colony of New Zealand for the Year 1894, with Abstracts of the Agricultural Statistics of February, 1895, and Statistics of Local Governing Bodies for the Year Ended March 31, 1895. Compiled in the Regietrar-General's Office from Official Records. Wellington, 1895. Pp. xiv, 469. Reviewed by Cressy L. Wilbur.

Notes on Vital Statistics: Cape of Good Hope. Reports on the Public Health for the Year 1894, including the Report of the Acting Medical Officer of Health for the (Colony, together with Reports of District Surgeons, Medical Officers, Medical Inspectors, and Local Authorities. Cape Town, 1895. Pp. cxxxviii, 242.

Notes on Vital Statistics: Mariages, Naissances et Décès en Suisse de 1871 à 1890. Publiépar le Bureau de Statistique du Département Fédéral de l'Intériéur. Berne, 1895.

Notes on Vital Statistics: Annual Report of the Central Sanitary Bureau Attached to the Home Department of the Imperial Japanese Government, for the Twenty-fifth Year of Meiji (1892). Tōkyō, 1895.

Notes on Vital Statistics: Jahresbericht über die Verwaltung des Medicinalwesens die Kranken-Anstalten, und die öffentlichen Gesundheitsverhaltnisse der Stadt Frankfurt a. M. xxxviii. 1894. Frankfurt a. M., 1895.

Notes on Vital Statistics: Anuario Demogréfico de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay. Año 1894. Director, L. C. Bollo. Montevideo, 1895.

Notes on Vital Statistics: Annual Summary of Births, Deaths, and Causes of Death in London and other Large Towns, 1894. London, 1895. Pp, lxxxvi.

Middle-Class Expenditure: Some Statistics of Middle-Class Expenditure. Edward Grubb, M.A. The Economic Review, Vol. VI, No.3. Pp.358–370.

Sociological Statistics of New York City: The Federation of Churches and Christian Workers in New York City. First Sociological Canvass. Supervised and Tabulated by Rev. Walter Laidlaw, Secretary. Pp. 112. Reviewed by Harry D. Hunt.

Notes: Eighth Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns, and Counties of Massachusetts. Robert T. Swan, Commissioner. Boston, 1896. Pp. 42.

Notes: Sixty-Sixth Annual Report of the Inspectors of the State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1895. Pp.143.

Notes: Twenty-Third Annual Report of the State Charities Aid Association of New York. December 1, 1895. New York, 1895. Pp. 138.

Notes: Ninth Annual Report of the General Superintendent of Prisons in Massachusetts Concerning Prison Labor. December, 1895. Pp.63.

Notes: Report of the Attorney-General of Massachusett, for tne Year Ending January l5, 1896. Boston, 1896.

Notes: Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Agriculture, Labor, and Industry of Montana for the Year Ended November 30, 1896. Helena, 1896. Pp. 405.     

Book reviews

Donald J. Koosis: Statistics. A Self-Teaching Guide, Fourth Edition. Wiley 1997, ISBN 0-471-14688-9

Christopher C. Heyde: Quasi-Likelihood and Its Applications, Springer Series in Statistics, 1997, pp. 235, [ISBN 0-387-98225-61

Jeffrey S. Simonoff: Smoothing Methods in Statistics, Springer Series in Statistics, 1996, pp. 338

Andr´e I. Khuri, Thomas Mathew and Birmal K. Sinha: Statistical Tests for Mixed Linear Models, Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics, 1998, pp. 352, PSBN 0-471-1 5653-11

Ronald Christensen: Log-Linear Models and Logistic Regression, Springer Texts in Statistics, 1997, pp. 483, [ISBN 0-387-98247-71

E. L. Lehmann: Testing Statistical Hypotheses, Springer Texts in Statistics, 1997, pp. 600, [ISBN 0-387-94919-41

S. R. Searle, G. Casella and Ch. E. McCulloch: Variance Components, Wiley and Sons, 1992, pp. 496, [ISBN 0-471-62162-51

B. J. T. Morgan: Analysis of Quantal Response Data, Chapman & Hall, 1992, pp. 51 1

Carl D. Huberty: Applied Discriminant Analysis, Wiley and Sons, 1994, pp. 490

C. R. Rao and H. Toutenburg: Linear Models. Least Squares and Alternatives, Springer Series in Statistics, 1995, 188 pp., [ISBN 0-387-94562-81     

Book reviews

S.M.Kendall:Multivariate Analysis.Charles Griffin & Co. Ltd., London and High Wycombe 1975, 210 pp

C.T.Leondes (ed.):Control and Dynamic Systems, Advances in Theory and Applications. Vol. 11, Academic Press, New York and London 1974, 516 pp., $ 24.50.

CH. R.Nelson:Applied Time Series Analysis for Managerial Forecasting. Holden Day, Inc., San Francisco 1973, 231 pp., $ 14.95.

B.DE Finetti:Theory of Probability. Vol. 1, 2, John Wiley & Sons, New York, London, Sydney, Toronto. Vol. 1, 1974, 300 pp., £ 7.50 - Vol. 2 1975, 375 pp., £ 10.50.

P.Erdördos, J. Spencer:Probabilistic Methods in Combinatorics. Akadémic Press, New York and London; Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest 1974, 106 pp., $ 11.75.

J.S.R.Ustagi:Variational Methods in Statistics.Academic Press, New York and London 1975.

J.S.Rustagi:Optimizing Methods in Statistics.Academic Press, New York and London 1971,488 pp., $ 17.00.

Karl V. Bury:Statistical Models in Applied Science. John Wiley & Sons, New York-London-Sydney-Toronto 1975,.625 pp., £ 15.60; $ 28.00.

Michael R. Anderberg:Cluster Analysis for Applications. Academic Press, New York-San Francisco-London 1973, 359 pp., $ 27,–.

J.L.Fleiss:Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions. John Wiley & Sons, New York-London-Sydney-Toronto 1973. 223 pp., £ 6.50.

J.Tanur et al. (Ed.):Statistics:A Guide to the Unknown. Holden Day, Inc., San Francisco 1972, 430 pp.

H.VÁliaho, T. Pekkonen:A Procedure for Stepwise Regression Analysis.Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1976, 90 pp., 18,– M.

M.Reinfeldt, U. TrÁnkle:Signifikanztabellen statistischer Testvertellungen. R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Mnchen, Wien 1976, 151 S., DM 44,–.

R.E.Barlow, D.J.Batholomew, J.M.Bremner, H.D.Brunk:Statistical Inference Under Order Restrictions.(The Theory and Applications of Isotonic Regression.) John Wiley & Sons, New York 1972, 388 pp., £ 7.50.

H.J.Larson:Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistical Inference. Wiley, New York 1974, 430 pp., £ 6.85.

R.A.Carlson:Statistics. Holden Day, Inc., San Francisco 1973, 393 pp.

E. Page:Queueing Theory in OR. Butterworths, London 1972, 187 pp., £ 3.60.

H.Krampe, J.Kubat, W.Runge:Bedienungsmodelle. Ein Leitfaden für die praktische Anwendung, Verlag Die Wirtachaft, Berlin 1973, 512 S., 79,– M.

G.S.Fishman:Concepts and Methods in Discrete Events Digital Simulation. John Wiley & Sons, New York 1973, 385 pp., £ 8,75.     

Reviews

Abstract

Occupation Statistics of the Twelfth Census Reviewed by W. C. Mitchell

Economic Conditions of the Jews in Russia Reviewed by E. A. Goldesweiser

Misleading Statistics of Cost of Production Reviewed by David L. Wing

Records of Charity Reviewed by Lilian Brandt

Consumers' Societies in Germany Reviewed by Frank Wetzlar

Wages and Family Budgets in Berlin Reviewed by C.-E. A. Winslow     

Reviews and Notices

Abstract

A Statistical Study of Illegitimacy: Illegitimacy, and the Influence of Seasons upon Conduct. Two studies in Demography. By Albert Leffingwell, M.D. With maps and diagrams. London and New York, 1892. Pp. viii, 160. Reviewed by Charles F. A. Currier.

Mortgage Indebtedness in Europe. Reviewed by George K. Holmes.

Statistics of Divorce in France.

Anthropometry: The results of Anthropometry as derived from the measurements of the Students of Amherst College. Amherst, 1892. Pp. 7, Tables.

A University Course in Statistics.

Convention of Commissioners of Bureaus of Labor Statistics.

Statistics of Prisoners, 1890: Statistics of Prisoners, 1890. Collected by the Wardens' Association of the United States and Canada; with an introduction by Roland P. Falkner, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Statistics, University of Penn. Published by the Association, 1892. 800. Pp. 56. Reviewed by A. G. Warner.