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Statistical Decision Theory and Bayesian Analysis (2nd ed.). James Berger. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1985. xxiii + 617 pp. $39. Reviewed by Malay Ghosh
Decision Theory: An Introduction to the Mathematics of Rationality. Simon French. Chichester: Ellis Horwood, 1986. 448 pp. $54.95. Reviewed by Mark Feldman
Paradoxes in Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics. Gabor J. Szekély. Dordrecht: D. Reidel, 1986. xii + 250 pp. $59. Reviewed by Charles E. McCulloch
Introduction to Probability. John B. Thomas. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1986. x + 247 pp. $24. Reviewed by David Rosen
Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics. Lee J. Bain and Max Engelhardt. Boston: Duxbury Press, 1987. xvi + 565 pp. $42.75. Reviewed by Wallace Franck
Pareto Distributions. Barry C. Arnold. Fairland, MD: International Cooperative Publishing House, 1983. xi + 326 pp. $35. Reviewed by Henrick J. Malik
Density Estimation for Statistics and Data Analysis. B. W. Silverman. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1986. ix + 175 pp. $29.95. Reviewed by Alan Julian Izenman
Robust Inference. M. L. Tiku, W. Y. Tan, and N. Balakrishnan. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1986. ix + 321 pp. $59.75 (U.S. and Canada); $71.50 (all other countries). Reviewed by Karen Kafadar
Classical and Modem Regression with Applications. Raymond H. Myers. Boston, MA: Duxbury Press, 1986. viii + 359 pp. $44. Reviewed by R. Kirk Steinhorst
The Analysis of Linear Models. R. R. Hocking. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole, 1985, xviii + 385 pp. $45.95. Reviewed by Shane P. Pederson
Linear Probability, Logit, and Problt Models. John H. Aldrich and Forrest D. Nelson. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1984. 95 pp. $6. Reviewed by Jan Kmenta
Stochastic Parameter Regression Models. Paul Newbold and Theodore Bos. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1985. 80 pp. $6. Reviewed by Jan Kmenta
Applied Categorical Data Analysis. Daniel H. Freeman, Jr. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1987. xi + 318 pp. $69.75. Reviewed by Yvonne M. Bishop
Modern Multivariate Statistical Analysis: A Graduate Course and Handbook. M. Siotani, T. Hayakawa, and Y. Fujikoshi. Columbus, OH: American Sciences Press, 1985. xiv + 759 pp. $39.50. Reviewed by Steven J. Schwager
Bandit Problems—Sequential Allocation of Experiments. D. A. Berry and B. Fristedt. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1985. vii + 275 pp. $25. Reviewed by Kevin D. Glazebrook
Theory of Block Designs. Aloke Dey. New York: John Wiley, 1986. viii + 298 pp. $29.95. Reviewed by Dibyen Majumdar
Practical Experimental Designs and Optimization Methods for Chemists. Charles K. Bayne and Ira B. Rubin. New York: VCH Publishers, 1986. vii + 205 pp. $34.50. Reviewed by Lloyd R. Parker, Jr.
Making It Count: The Improvement of Social Research and Theory. Stanley Lieberson. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1985. xiv + 257 pp. $27.50 (cloth); $8.95 (paperback). Reviewed by Duane F. Alwin
Counting for Something. William S. Peters. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1987. xviii + 275 pp. $33. Reviewed by J. Leroy Folks
Statistics: Problems and Solutions. E. E. Basset, J. M. Bremner, I. T. Jolliffe, B. Jones, B. J. T. Morgan, and P. M. North. London: Edward Arnold, 1986. xi + 227 pp. £7.95 (paperback). Reviewed by Gudmund R. Iversen
Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences (4th ed.). Wayne W. Daniel. New York: John Wiley, 1987. xiii + 734 pp. $36.90. Reviewed by Joel B. Greenhouse
Medicine and American Growth, 1800–1860. James H. Cassedy. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1986. xvii + 298 pp. $39.50 (cloth); $19.95 (paperback). Reviewed by Charles B. Nam
The Own-Children Method of Fertility Estimation. Lee-Jay Cho, Robert D. Retherford, and Minja Kim Choe. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986. xvi + 188 pp. $25. Reviewed by S. Mitra
Geostatistical Case Studies. G. Matheron and M. Armstrong (eds.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1987. vii + 248 pp. $59.50. Reviewed by George Christakos
A Second Course in Business Statistics: Regression Analysis (2nd ed.). William Mendenhall and Terry Sincich. San Francisco: Dellen, 1986. xvi + 783 pp. $24.50. Reviewed by Mark P. Finster
Elements of Econometrics (2nd ed.). Jan Kmenta. New York: Macmillan, 1986. vii + 786 pp. $38.95. Reviewed by Ian Domowitz
Introductory Econometrics: Theory and Applications. R. Leighton Thomas. London: Longman Group, 1985. x + 374 pp. $22.95 (paperback). Reviewed by Jan Kmenta
Survey Questions: Handcrafting the Standardized Questionnaire. Jean M. Converse and Stanley Presser. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1986 (Sage University Paper series on Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, 07-063). 80 pp. $6 (paperback). Reviewed by Diane O'Rourke
Survey Design and Analysis. F. R. Jolliffe. Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley, 1986. 178 pp. $64.95. Reviewed by James P. Chromy
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, 1986. U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1986. liii + 697 pp. $28 (paperback). Reviewed by Edward J. Spar