Book Reviews

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Abstract Inference.; Ulf Grenander. John Wiley & Sons, 1981, ix + 526 pp. $35. Reviewed by Emanuel Parzen

Approximation Theorems of Mathematical Statistics.; Robert J. Serfling. New York: John Wiley, 1980, xiv + 371 pp. $34.95. Reviewed by J.K. Ghosh

Multiple Decision Theory: Recent Developments.; Shanti S. Gupta and Deng-Yuan Huang. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981, vi + 104 pp. $9.80. Reviewed by P.K. Sen

An Introduction to Stochastic Processes.; D. Kannan. New York: North Holland, 1979, 296 pp. $24.50. Reviewed by William C. Torrez

Discrimination and Classification.; D.J. Hand. New York: John Wiley, 1981, x + 218 pp. $36.95. Reviewed by F. James Rohlf

Clustering of Large Data Sets.; Jure Zupan. New York: John Wiley, 1982, xviii + 122 pp. $31.95. Reviewed by Marvin White

Proximity and Preference: Problems in the Multidimensional Analysis of Large Data Sets.; Reginald G. Golledge and John N. Rayner (eds.). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1982, xxxix + 310 pp. $350.00. Reviewed by Lawrence S. Mayer

Interpreting Multivariate Data.; Vic Barnett (ed.). New York: John Wiley, 1981, xvi + 374 pp. $54.95. Reviewed by F. James Rohlf

Multivariate Analysis in Community Ecology.; Hugh G. Gauch, Jr. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982, x + 298 pp. $37.50 ($14.95 paperback). Reviewed by F. James Rohlf

Contemporary Quantitative Ecology and Related Ecometrics (Statistical Ecology Series, Vol. 12).; G. P. Patil and M. L. Rosenzweig (eds.). Fairland, MD: International Co-operative Publishing House, 1979, xxiii + 695 pp. $60.00. Reviewed by James F. Heltshe

Circular Statistics in Biology.; Edward Batschelet. New York: Academic Press, Inc., 1981, xvi + 371 pp. $69.50. Reviewed by Mark Scott

Case-Control Studies: Design, Conduct, Analysis.; James J. Schlesselman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982, xv + 354 pp. $24.95. Reviewed by Lee Youkeles

An Introduction to Genstat.; Norman Alvey, Nick Galway, and Peter Lane. London: Academic Press, 1982, vii + 152 pp. £8.45. Reviewed by Ian W. Saunders

Discrete Statistical Models With Social Science Applications.; Erling B. Andersen, Amsterdam; North-Holland Publishing Company, 1980, xii + 383 pp. $39.00. Reviewed by Clifford C. Clogg

Contingency Table Analysis for Road Safety Studies.; Gerald A. Fleischer (ed.). The Netherlands: Sijthoff & Noordhoff, 1981, viii + 247 pp. $32.50/Dfl. 65,–. Reviewed by Alan Agresti

Time Series Analysis: A Comprehensive Introduction for Social Scientists.; John M. Gottman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981, xvi + 400 pp. $24.95. Reviewed by Richard McCleary

Research Mistakes in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.; Leroy Wolins. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1982, x + 85 pp. $6.95 (paperback). Reviewed by Herbert I. Weisberg

An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis.; Lyman Ott. N. Scituate, MA: Duxbury Press, 1977, xi + 730 pp. $27.50. Reviewed by Francine Abeles

The Underground Economy in the United States and Abroad.; Vito Tanzi (ed.). Lexington, Mass.: D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington Books, 1982, x + 341 pp. $29.95. Reviewed by David L. Mengle

Handbook of Mathematical Economics (Vol. II).; Kenneth J. Arrow and Michael D. Intriligator (eds.). Amsterdam and New York: North-Holland, 1982, xix + 690 pp. $150.00 (Dfl. 330.00) (per 3-vol. set). Reviewed by Ted Bergstrom

Auditing: Integrated Concepts and Procedures (2nd ed).; Donald H. Taylor and G. William Glezen. New York: John Wiley, 1982, xxvi + 931 pp. $26.95. Reviewed by John H. Wragge

Accounting Estimates by Computer Sampling.; Maurice S. Newman. New York: John Wiley, 1982, xiii + 279 pp. $29.95. Reviewed by Frederic M. Stiner, Jr.

Marketing Research: Applications and Problems.; Arun K. Jain, Christian Pinson, and Brian T. Ratchford (eds.). New York: John Wiley, 1982, xiv + 555 pp. $41.00. Reviewed by Jehoshua Eliashberg

Analysis for Optimal Decisions.; Derek W. Bunn. New York: John Wiley, 1982, viii + 275 pp. $35.95. Reviewed by William B. Widhelm

Simulation Modeling and Analysis.; Averill M. Law and W. David Kelton. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1982, xiv + 400 pp. $25.95. Reviewed by Mark J. Schervish

Mathematical Programming and Games.; Edward L. Kaplan. New York: John Wiley, 1982, xx + 588 pp. $34.95. Reviewed by Saul I. Gass

Parameter Estimation: Principles and Problems.; Harold W. Sorenson. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1980, xi + 382 pp. $29.50. Reviewed by R. Grover Brown

Network Models and Associated Applications.; D. Klingman and J.M. Mulvey (eds.). Amsterdam and New York: North-Holland, 1982, viii + 176 pp. $25.50 (paperback). Reviewed by Filip Gheysens Reviewed by Bruce L. Golden

Point Processes and Queues: Martingale Dynamics.; Pierre Brémaud. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981, xviii + 354 pp. $38.00. Reviewed by D. Vere-Jones

Approximation of Population Processes.; Thomas G. Kurtz. Philadelphia, Pa.: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1981, vii + 75 pp. $11.00. Reviewed by Ian W. Saunders