The American Statistician, Volume 49, Issue 2 (1995)

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The American Statistician, Volume 49, Issue 2 (1995)

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Article
First (?) Occurrence of Common Terms in Mathematical Statistics
H. A. David
Pages: 121-133
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Generating Multivariate Categorical Variates Using the Iterative Proportional Fitting Algorithm
Stephen J. Gange
Pages: 134-138
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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The FU-PLOT: A Graphical Method for Visualizing the Timing of Follow-Up in Longitudinal Studies
Martin L. Lesser, Nina E. Kohn, Barbara A. Napolitano & Savita Pahwa
Pages: 139-143
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Multiple Comparisons with Control in a Single Experiment versus Separate Experiments: Why Do We Feel Differently?
Michael A. Proschan & Dean A. Follmann
Pages: 144-149
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Does the Characteristic Function Numerically Distinguish Distributions?
Lance A. Waller
Pages: 150-152
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Conceptual and Visual Models for Categorical Data
Michael Friendly
Pages: 153-160
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Comparing Treatments Using Quality-Adjusted Survival: The Q-TWiST Method
Richard D. Gelber, Bernard F. Cole, Shari Gelber & Aron Goldhirsch
Pages: 161-169
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Impact of Stratification Imbalance on Probability of Type I Error
Kazem Kazempour
Pages: 170-174
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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The Moment Bound is Tighter than Chernoff's Bound for Positive Tail Probabilities
Thomas K. Philips & Randolph Nelson
Pages: 175-178
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Tests for Differences in Dispersion Based on Quantiles
Lewis H. Shoemaker
Pages: 179-182
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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A Survey of Biostatistical Consulting Units Throughout North America
Joyce C. Niland, Tamara L. Odom-Maryon, Jennifer Lee & Barbara C. Tilley
Pages: 183-189
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Teacher's Corner

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Introduction
Michael H. Kutner
Page: 190
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Ten Suggestions for Effectively Teaching Short Courses to Heterogeneous Groups
Jeffrey B. Birch
Pages: 190-195
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Challenges in Teaching Short Courses by an Academic Department: The University of Florida Experience
John A. Cornell, Ron H. Randles & G. Geoff Vining
Pages: 195-200
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Teaching Short Courses in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
David G. Kleinbaum
Pages: 200-203
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Article
Confessions of a Coin Flipper and Would-Be Instructor
Clifford Konold
Pages: 203-209
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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A Physical Device for Demonstrating Confounding, Blocking, and the Role of Randomization in Uncovering a Causal Relationship
R. W. Oldford
Pages: 210-216
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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A Recursive Formulation of the Old Problem of Obtaining Moments from Cumulants and Vice Versa
Peter J. Smith
Pages: 217-218
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Accent on Teaching Materials
Harry O. Posten Section Editor
Pages: 219-220
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Statistical Practice

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The Multicenter Clinical Trials Coordinating Center Statistician: “More than a Consultant”
William O. Williford, William F. Krol, Stephen F. Bingham, Joseph F. Collins & David G. Weiss
Pages: 221-225
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Statistical Computing

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A Cautionary Note on the Analysis of Extreme Data with Cox Regression
F. Y. Hsieh
Pages: 226-228
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Article
A Simple Simulational Algorithm for Generating Progressive Type-II Censored Samples
N. Balakrishnan & R. A. Sandhu
Pages: 229-230
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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A Note on the Noncentral Beta Distribution Function
R. Chattamvelli
Pages: 231-234
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Statistical Computing Software Reviews
Richard Goldstein Section Editor
Page: 235
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Editor's Notes
Richard Goldstein Section Editor
Pages: 235-236
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Commentary

Book Review
Book Reviews
Alan Agresti Section Editor
Pages: 237-239
Published online: 27 Feb 2012
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Letter
Letters to the Editor
Pages: 240-241
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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