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The Concise Encyclopedia of Statistics (Large Print)
The Concise Encyclopedia of Statistics - Large Print Author:Yadolah Dodge With this concise volume we hope to satisfy the needs of a large scientific community previously — served mainly by huge encyclopedic references. Rather than aiming at a comprehensive — coverage of our subject, we have concentrated on the most important topics, but — explained those as deeply as space has allowed. The result is a compactwork whichw... more »e trust
leaves no central topics out.
Entries have a rigid structure to facilitate the finding of information. Each term introduced
here includes a definition, history, mathematical details, limitations in using the terms followed
by examples, references and relevant literature for further reading. The reference
is arranged alphabetically to provide quick access to the fundamental tools of statistical
methodology and biographies of famous statisticians, including some currents ones who
continue to contribute to the science of statistics, such as Sir David Cox, Bradley Efron and
T.W. Anderson just to mention a few. The critera for selecting these statisticians, whether
living or absent, is of course rather personal and it is very possible that some of those famous
persons deserving of an entry are absent. I apologize sincerely for any such unintentional
omissions.
In addition, an attempt has been made to present the essential information about statistical
tests, concepts, and analytical methods in language that is accessible to practitioners and
students and the vast community using statistics inmedicine, engineering, physical science,
life science, social science, and business/economics.
The primary steps ofwriting this book were taken in 1983. In 1993 the first French language
version was published by Dunod publishing company in Paris. Later, in 2004, the updated
and longer version in Frenchwas published by Springer France and in 2007 a student edition
of the French edition was published at Springer.
In this encyclopedia, just as with the Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms, published for
the International Statistical Institute in 2003, for each term one ormore references are given,
in some cases to an early source, and in others to a more recent publication.While some
care has been taken in the choice of references, the establishment of historical priorities is
notoriously difficult and the historical assignments are not to be regarded as authoritative.
For more information on terms not found in this encyclopedia short articles can be found
in the following encyclopedias and dictionaries:« less