How to Choose Winning Lottery Numbers—Secret Ways to Win Big Money

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The New Bookstore in Town—Books Found on the Shelf

Reasoning with Statistics, Third ed. by Frederick Williams. New York: Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 1986, 224 pp., $16.95, paperback (ISBN 0-03-019536-5). Reviewed by Michael M. Meyer

Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte, Cheshire, Connecticut: Graphics Press, 1990, 126 pp., $48., hardcover (ISBN 0-961-3921-1-8). Reviewed by William F. Eddy     

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How to Think About Statistics by John L. Phillips, Jr. New York: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1992, 256 pp., $23.95 (hardcover), $14.95 (paperback). Reviewed by Michael M. Meyer

News from the National Research Council. Reviewed by Michael M. Meyer

Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions: The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling Vol. I Review and Recommendations, Vol. II Technical Papers edited by Constance F. Citro and Eric A. Hanushek. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1991, two volumes, 346 and 351 pp. Reviewed by Michael M. Meyer

On Combining Information: Statistical Issues and Opportunities for Research Panel on Statistical Issues and Opportunities for Research in the Combination of Information. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1992. Reviewed by John E. Rolph     

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences,Quotations, Volume 19

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The Drummer Was the First to Die by Liza Pennywitt Taylor. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992, 309 pp., $19.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Sally C. Morton

Rubbish! The Archaeology of Garbage by William Rathje and Cullen Murphy. New York: HarperCollins, 1992, 250 pp., $23.00 (ISBN 0-06-016603-7). Reviewed by Stephen E. Fienberg     

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Housing America in the 1980s by John S. Adams. New York: The Russell Sage Foundation, 1988, 352 pp., $65 hardcover (ISBN 0-97154-003-7). Reviewed by Michael M. Meyer     

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Assessing Evaluation Studies: The Case of Bilingual Education Strategies edited by Michael M. Meyer and Stephen E. Fienberg. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1992, 128 pp. Reviewed by Joel B. Greenhouse     

Seven Days in May: The Teacher in Apocalypse

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Point: “A balanced, well-rounded, meticulously documented account.” Reviewed by Nathan Glazer

Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus by Dinesh D'Souza, New York: The Free Press, 1991, x, 319 pp., $19.95.

Counterpoint: “A sulphury vision of higher education Hell.” Reviewed by Michael A. Olivas     

Statistical Whigmaleeries

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An Introduction to Regression Graphics by R. Dennis Cook and Sanford Weisberg New York: John Wiley, 1994, xiii + 253 pp., 2 disks. Hardcover: US $54.95, ISBN 0-471-00839-7. Reviewed by John D. Fox     

Seeing through Statistics

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Introduction to Graphical Modelling by David Edwards, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995, 274 pp. Reviewed by Garry Robins

Introduction to Graphical Modelling by David Edwards, New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995, 274 pp. Reviewed by Garry Robins

Graphical Models by Steffen L. Lauritzen, Oxford, U.K.: Clarendon Press, 1996, 298 pp. Reviewed by Garry Robins     

Random Ranking of Hospitals is Unsound

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Randomness by Deborah J. Bennett. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998, 238 pages. Reviewed by Karen E. Feasel

Understanding U.S.A. Edited by Richard Saul Wurman, Newport, RI: TED Conferences, Inc., 1999, 324 pp.; illustrated; $25. Reviewed by Howard Wainer     

Dispensable Statistics

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Handbook of Statistical Modeling for the Social and Behavioural Sciences edited by Gerhard Arminger, Clifford C. Clogg, and Michael E. Sobel. New York: Plenum Press, 1995. Reviewed by Paul Dudgeon

Modeling the AIDS Epidemic: Planning, Policy, and Prediction edited by E.H. Kaplan and M.L. Brandeau. New York: Raven Press, 1994. Reviewed by Michael Altmann     

Stochastic evolution equations. Linear Theory and Applications to Nonlinear Filtering

Stochastic evolution equations. Linear Theory and Applications to Nonlinear Filtering, by B. L, Rozovskii. Kluwer, Dordrecht/Boston/London, March 1991. 336 pp., $129. ISBN 0-7923-00370-8.

Stochastic equations in infinite dimensions Stochastic equations in infinite dimensions, by G. Da Prato & J. Zabczyk. Cambridge University Press, Port Chester/New York, March 1993. 454 pp., $89.95. ISBN 0-541-38529-6     

On the path regularity of a stochastic process in a hilbert space,defined by the ito integral

Poisson Processes, by J.F.C. Kingman. Clarendon Press (Oxford University Press), Oxford (1993), 104 pp. $ 39,95 ISBN 0-19-853693-3     

A Profession at Risk Using Post-Tenure Review to Save Tenure and Create an Intentional Future for Academic Community

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The Diverted Dream: Community Colleges and the Promise of Education Opportunity in America, 1900–1985 by Steven Brint and Jerome Karabel. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989, IX, 312 pages, $24.95 Reviewed by Richard C. Richardson, Jr.     

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Desch, W.; F. Kappel; K. Kunisch: Estimation and Control of Distributed Parameter Systems. International Series of Numerical Mathematics. Vol. 100. Birkhauser Verlag AG Base1 1991, 396pp., DM 138, ISBN 3-7643-2676-X.

Klein, D. J.; M. RandiC: Mathematical Chemistry. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Mathematical Chemistry, Galveston (USA) March 1989. VCH Weinheim 1990, 416pp., 59 fig., DM265,ISBN 3-527-28240-0.

Mezey, P. C.: Mathematical Modeling in Chemistry. VCH Weinheim 1991,416 pp., DM 265,ISBN 3-527-28292-0.

Lewandowski, A.; V. Volkovich (eds.): Multiobjective Problems of Mathematical Programming. Proceedings Yalta, USSR 1988. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Vol. 351. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London 1991, VII, 314 pp., Softcover, DM 61,- ISBN 3-540-532-6

Guddat, J.; F. Guerra Vasquez; H. Th. Jongen: Parametric Optimization: Singularities, Pathfollowing and Jumps. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Baffins Lane, Chichester 1990, 216 pp., $80.40, ISBN 0-471-92807-0.

van der Geer, G.; F. Oort; J. Steenbrink (eds.): Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry. Progress in Mathematics, Vol. 89. Birkhauser Verlag Basel, Boston, Berlin l991, 446 pp., SFr. 78.-, ISBN 3-7643-3513-0.

Solomon, A.: PC Viruses-Detection, Analysis and Cure. Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Paris, London 1991, IX, 288 pp., DM 74,ISBN 3-540-19691-9.     

The Search for the Ultimate Baseball Statistic

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The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century by David Salsburg. New York: W. H. Freeman and Co., 2001, pp. xi + 340, $23.95. Reviewed by Todd E. Bodner

Statisticians of the Centuries by C. C. Heyde and E. Seneta (Eds.). New York: Springer-Verlag, 2001, pp. xii + 500, $45.95. Reviewed by Todd E. Bodner     

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Clustering and Classification edited by P. Arabie, L. J. Hubert, and G. De Soete, River Edge, New Jersey: World Scientific, 1996, 490 pp., $109 hardcover, $61 paperback. Reviewed by Jon R. Kettenring

Statistics as Principled Argument by Robert P. Abelson, Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1995, 221 pp. Reviewed by Edward J. Shoben     

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Devroye, L.; L. Györfi: Nonparametric Density Estimation: the L1 View. John Wiley & Sons New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore 1985, XI, 356 p., £ 45.90, ISBN 0-471816469

Gericke, H.: Mathematik in Antike und Orient. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokyo 1984, 140.Abb., 4 Kartenskizzen, XII, 292 S., DNI 98,-, ISBN 3-540-11647-8

K. ITö (ed.) StochasticAnalysis. Proceedings of the Traniguchi Internationaloal Symposium on Stochastic Analysis, Katata and Kyoto, 1982. North-Holland Mathematical Library, Vol. 32, North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam 1984, 488 pages, Dfl. 250.- ISBN 0-444-87588-3

Weizenbaum, J.: Die Macht der Computer und dic Ohnmaeht der Vernuutt, Suhrkamp Taschenbuch Wissenschaf't 274. Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt/M. 1978, 368 S., DM 16,-, ISBN 3-518-27874-6

Krylov, N.V.; R. Sh. Lipiser; A.A Novikov (eds.): Statistics and Control of Stochastic Processes. Steklov Seminar, 1984. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokyo 1985, XIII, 507 S., DM 198, -, ISBN 3.540-96101-1

Sachs, H. (ed.): Graphs, Hypergraphs and Applications. Proceedings of the Conference on Graph Theory held in Eyba, Oct. 1984.. 'I'eubner-Texte zur Mathematik 73 Teubner Verlagsgesellschaft Leipzig 1985, 224 S., 23,-M, ISBN 666275-5

Bhat, U. Narayan; Elements of Applied Stochastic Processes. 2. Ed. Jonoh Wilet & Sons New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore 1984, IX, 685 p., £ 52.00, ISBN 0-471-87826-X

Methods of Operations Research. Bd, 66. Verlag Anton Hain Meisenheim, Königstein 1985, 410 S., DM 120,-, ISBN 3..445..02400..6

Maier, T.: Intervall-Input-Ontput-Rechnung. Mathernat.ical Systems in Economics. 101. Verlag Anton Rain, Meisenheim GmbH InigiteinTs. 1985, X, 338 S., DM 72,-, ISBN 3-445-02399-9.

Sawaragi, Y.; H. Nakayama; T. Tanino: Theory of Multi-objective Optimization. Mathematics in Science and Engineering. 176. Academic Press Orlando, San Diego, New York, London, Toronto 1985, 320 pp., $ 48.00, ISBN 0-12-620370-9.

Krämer, W.: Trend in ökonometrischen Modellen. Mathematical Systems in Economics. 93. Athenaum/Hain Konigstein 1985, 172 S., DM 48,-, ISBN 3-445-02386-7.     

Adjustments of Minority Group Test Scores Used in Employment Referrals

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Looking for the Last Percent: The Controversy Over Census Undercounts by Harvey Choldin. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1994, x + 264 pp. Reviewed by Daniel Scott Smith

Modern Applied Statistics With S-Plus® by W. N. Venables and B. D. Ripley. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1994, 462 pp. Reviewed by John I. Marden     

In Short

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The California Idea: 1850 to the 1960 Master Plan: by John Aubrey Douglas. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2000, 460 pp., $55.     

In Short

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The Dons: Mentors, Eccentrics, and Geniuses by Noel Annan. Chicago University of Chicago Press, 1999, 357 pp., $30.