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     

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     

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     

Book Reviews

Statistics for Engineering Problem Solving.: Stephen B. Vardeman. Boston, MA: PWS Publishing, 1994. 840 pp. $59.95. Reviewed by Soren Bisgaard

A Data-Based Approach to Statistics.: Ronald L. Iman. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing, 1994. xiv + 898 pp. $51.95. Reviewed by Katherine Halvorsen

Concepts in Probability and Stochastic Modeling.: James J. Higgins and Sallie Keller-McNulty. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1995. xi + 420 pp. $67.43. Reviewed by David M. Nickerson

Statistics (6th ed.).: James T. McClave and Frank H. Dietrich II. New York: Dellen/Macmillan College Publishing, 1994. xix + 967 pp. $66.00. Reviewed by Katherine Halvorsen

Data Analysis for Monitoring Human Rights.: Herbert Spirer and Louise Spirer. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1994. xiv + 126 pp. $15.00. Reviewed by Diane G. Saphire     

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.     

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

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

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     

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     

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     

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.     

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     

Reviews and Notes

Abstract

An Introduction to the Theory of Statistics. By G. Udney Yule. London: Charles Griffen and Company. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. 1911. Pp. xiii, 376. Reviewed by Wm. B. Bailey

Ungarisches Statistisches Jahrbuch. Neue Folge, XVII, 1909. Reviewed by F. S. Crum

The Public Health Agitation, 1833–48. By B. L. Hutchins. (London 44 Fleet St., E. C., 1909. Pp. 150.) Reviewed by J. Pease Norton

Tenth Annual Report on Strikes and Lockouts, 1908. Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics. (Part II of the Fortieth Annual Report on the Statistics of Labor.) Boston, 1910. Reviewed by Ira B. Cross     

Reviews and Notices

Abstract

English Labor Statistics: Statistical Tables and Report on Trade Unions. Third Report. (Report by the Labour Correspondent of the Board of Trade.) London, 1889. Pp. 262. Reviewed by Davis R. Dewey.

English Labor Statistics: Report on the Strikes and Lockouts of 1888. By the Labour Correspondent to the Board of Trade. London, 1889. Pp. 104. Reviewed by Davis R. Dewey.

English Labor Statistics: Returns of Expenditure by Workingmen. (Commercial Department Board of Trade.) London, 1889. Pp. 49. Reviewed by Davis R. Dewey.

English Labor Statistics: Returns of Rates of Wages in the Principal Textile Trades of the United Kingdom with report thereon. (Robert Giffen, Board of Trade.) London, 1889. Pp. xxxviii, 152. Reviewed by Davis R. Dewey.

French Statistical Album: Album de Statistique Graphique de 1888. Ministère des travaux publics. Paris. 1889. Pp. x. Plates 22.

Minor Notices: Atlas of Commercial Geography, illustrating the general facts of physical, political, economic, and statistical geography on which international commerce depends. By John George Bartholomew. With introductory notes, by Hugh Robert Mill. Cambridge University Press. 1889. Pp. viii. Maps 27.

Minor Notices: Fourth Annual Report of the Factory Inspectors of the State of New York. January, 1890. Albany. Pp. 329.

Minor Notices: Annali di Statistica. Saggio di Bibliografia Statistica Italiana. Terza Edizione Accresciuta. Ministero di Aguicoltura, Industria, e Commercio. Rome, 1890. Pp. xix, 213.

Minor Notices: Fifth Annual Report of the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners of Massachusetts. January, 1890. Boston. Pp. 207.

Minor Notices: Second Report on the Custody and Condition of the Public Records of Parishes, Towns, and Counties. By Robert T. Swan, Commissioner. Boston, 1890. Pp. 45.

Minor Notices: Third (1889) Annual Report of the Board of Mediation and Arbitration of the State of New York. Albany, 1890. Pp. xii, 437.

Minor Notices: Special Report on the New York and Brooklyn Surface Railroad Strike. Pp. 188.     

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     

Editor's Notes

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Teaching Statistics Editor David Vere-Jones; assistants: Shelley Carlyle and Brian P. Dawkins. Published by the International Statistical Institute. Available from ISI Permanent Office, 428 Prinses Beatrixlaan, P.O. Box 950, 2270 AZ Voor-burg, The Netherlands. $38 (U.S.), including postage and handling. Reviewed by Elliot A. Tanis     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Sense and Nonsense of Statistical Inference:Controversy, Misuse and Subtlety . By Chamont Wang.
An Introduction to the Bootstrap . By Bradley Efron and Robert J. Tibshirani.
Predictive Inference:An Introduction . By Seymour Geisser.
The Mathematical Universe . By William Dunham.
Statistical Methods in Medical Research . (Third Edition.) By P. Armitage and G. Berry.
Introduction to Probability and Statistics . (Second Edition, Revised and Expanded.) By Narayan C. Giri.     

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.