The American Statistician, Volume 42, Issue 2 (1988)

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The American Statistician, Volume 42, Issue 2 (1988)

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Original Articles

Article
Broadening the Scope of Statistics and Statistical Education
Frederick Mosteller
Pages: 93-99
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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New Measures of Spread and a Simpler Formula for the Normal Distribution
Peter M. Heffernan
Pages: 100-102
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Dealing with Uncertainty: Statistics for an Aging Population
Michael A. Stoto
Pages: 103-110
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Kurtosis: A Critical Review
Kevin P. Balanda & H. L. Macgillivray
Pages: 111-119
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Noncentral Chi-Square: Some Observations on Recurrence
Jonathan D. Cohen
Pages: 120-122
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Framed Rectangle Charts or Statistical Maps with Shading: An Experiment in Graphical Perception
Richard Dunn
Pages: 123-129
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Teacher's Corner

Article
The Eccentric Part of the Noncentral Chi Square
Nils Lid Hjort
Pages: 130-132
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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A Note on Unbiased Bayes Estimates
P. J. Bickel & C. L. Mallows
Pages: 132-134
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Missing-Cell Estimates in the Randomized Block Design with Random Effects
Leigh W. Murray
Pages: 134-136
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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A Note on the Efficiency of Seemingly Unrelated Regression
James K. Binkley & Carl H. Nelson
Pages: 137-139
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Article
An Accessible Proof of Craig's Theorem in the Noncentral Case
John G. Reid & Michael F. Driscoll
Pages: 139-142
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Statistical Computing

Article
Computational Methods for Renewal Theory and Semi-Markov Processes with Illustrative Examples
Charles J. Mode & Gary T. Pickens
Pages: 143-152
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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A Note on Computing Robust Regression Estimates via Iteratively Reweighted Least Squares
James O. Street, Raymond J. Carroll & David Ruppert
Pages: 152-154
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Statistical Computing Software Reviews
Kenneth Berk Section Editor
Pages: 155-159
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Commentary

James-Stein Estimation from an Alternative Perspective
Jerome P. Keating & Robert L. Mason
Pages: 160-164
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Letters To The Editor

Letter
Letters to the Editor
Pages: 165-166
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Miscellany

Corrections
Page: 166
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Editorials

Editorial
Editorial Board Page
Page: ebi
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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