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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:45:58 EST
From:         "D. Glen McPherson" <mcphers@HILBERT.MATHS.UTAS.EDU.AU>
Subject:      Essential book list

Below is the first presentation of an edited list of books which have been
suggested by members.

Rather than attempting to check every entry myself, I am publishing the
list in the hope that members will point to any errors and will fill in
gaps. If there is support, this list could serve as the nucleus of a list
that could be periodically updated. I am prepared to maintain the list if
members are willing to provide updates, corrections, etc.

In preparing the list, I have excluded many book suggestions which are
highly specialized in coverage of methods of applications. My aim is to
maintain a smallish collection of essential books for general application.
If anyone feels unhappy with the exclusion of one of their favorite books,
please let me know. Equally, if anyone feels that one or more books is not
the best choice, or duplicates the contents of another book, please
present an argument for deleting one of the listings.

Where comments have been offered, I have included them. Some comments are
my own. It seems to me that informative comments are invaluable for those
using the list to augment their libraries. I am particularly anxious to
include comments which are accurate and informative. Please take the
trouble to provide comments on the books in the list.

I have attempted to provide a rough grouping of books. There may well be
grounds for dispute about my groupings or the classifications of books
into the groupings. Please feel free to offer your comments.

There are some obvious areas which are not covered. I have listed some and
would appreciate contributions from these areas. There must also be areas
which I have missed. Please let me know.

Areas not covered:  Time Series analysis,  Planning of investigations,
Sampling.

__________________________________________________________________________

Glen McPherson       e-mail:  mcphers@hilbert.maths.utas.edu.au
__________________________________________________________________________


                              ESSENTIAL BOOK LIST

           (Information and comments supplied by members of STAT-L)

CONSULTING PRACTICE

P1 "Prescriptions for Working Statisticians" 1988
   A Madansky
   Springer Verlag NY
   (Comment: Primarily concerned with methods for model and data checking.
             Provides a systematic coverage of methods in commonly
             used areas of statistics. Gives theoretical background and
             good list of references.)

P2 "Problem Solving for Statisticians" 198x
   C Chatfield
   Chapman & Hall, London

P3 "Beyond ANOVA" 19xx
   RG Miller
   John Wiley and sons
   (Comment: Various chapters on what happens when ANOVA fails)



GENERAL

GE1 "Statistical Methods" 1980
    GW Snedecor & WG Cochran
    Iowa State UP, 1980
    (Comment: One of the enduring standards for basic statistical
              applications.)

GE2 "Statistics for Experimenters"
    Box, Hunter & Hunter
    John Wiley and Sons



BOOKS TO PRESENT TO CONSULTEES (Readable accounts of statistical methods
and what Statistics can and can't do)

CO1 "How to Lie with Statistics" 1954
    D Huff
   (Comment: Excellent treatment of what NOT to do when presenting data)




MULTIVARIATE METHODS

MV1 "Using Multivariate Statistics" 1989
    B. Tabachnick & L.S. Fidell
    Harper & Row NY 2nd ed
   (Comment: Recommended by several members for its practical approach)

MV2 "Latent Variable Models"
    J Loehlin
    Erlbaum, Hillsdale NJ 2nd ed
   (Comment: Good, readable material on structural equation models and
             confirmatory factor analysis)

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REGRESSION ANALYSIS (including 'Logistic regression')
 (separate heading for 'Linear models')

R1 "Applied Logistic Regression"  1989
   D. Hosmer & S. Lemeshow
   John Wiley & Sons NY

R2 "Applied Linear Regression" 1985
   S. Weisberg
   John Wiley and Sons NY 2nd ed

R3 "Applied Multiple regression/Correlation Analysis in the Behavioral
    Sciences"
   Cohen & Cohen
   LEA  2nd ed

R4 "Handbook of Nonlinear Regression Models" 1990
   DA Ratkowsky
   Marcel Dekker, NY
   (Comment: Provides detailed information on selection and application
             of non-linear equations across many disciplines)




DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS

D1 "Principles and Procedures of Statistics: A Biometrical
    Approach" 1980
   RGD Steel & JH Torrie
   McGraw-Hill 2nd ed
   (Comment: A standard for agricultural and biological applications)

D2 "Statistical Principles in Experimental Design
   BJ Winer, DR Brown KM Michels
   McGraw-Hill NY 3rd ed
   (Comment: The standard for design of experiments in psychology)

D3 "Designing Experiments and Analyzing Data: A Model Comparison
   Approach" 1990
   SE Maxwell & HD Delaney
   Wadsworth, Belmont, California
   (Comment: Updates Winer to provide more emphasis on analysis of
             unbalanced designs, model and data checking, etc.)

D4 "Analysis of Messy Data, Volume 1: Designed Experiments" 1984
   GA Milliken & DE Johnson
   Van Nostrand Reinhold Co NY
   (Comment: Strongly recommended for designs and data which are not
             generally covered)



LINEAR MODELS, GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS

L1 "Generalized Linear Models" 1989
   P McCullagh & JA Nelder
   Chapman & Hall, London, 2nd ed
   (Comment: The original introduction to Generalized Linear Models
             with a broad coverage and emphasis on application)

L2 "Linear Models for Unbalanced Data" 1987
   SR Searle
   Wiley, NY
   (Comment: Detailed coverage of unbalanced designs from linear model
             perspective)


CATEGORICAL DATA

C1 "Categorical Data Analysis" 1990
   A Agresti
   John Wileyand Sons, NY
   (Comment: Strongly recommended)

C2 "Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions" 1981
   JL Fleiss
   John Wiley and Sons, NY
   (Comment: Particularly good coverage of 2x2 tables)




GRAPHICAL METHODS

G1 "Graphical Methods for Data Analysis"
   Chambers et al

G2 "Graphical Exploratory Data Analysis" 1986
   SHC du Toit et al
   Springer Verlag NY
   (Comment: Broad coverage of descriptive and model checking methods.
             Oriented towards what is available in SAS. Provides SAS code)

***
There is a book by Cleveland which provides sound practical advice on
graphical selection - can someone give me its title and other details
please?
***


MEDICAL

ME1 "Interpretation and Uses of Medical Statistics"
    LE Daly, GJ Bourke & J McGilvray
    Blackwell Scientific, 4th ed
   (Comment: Wide range of medical research designs, and the appropriate
             ways to use them)

ME2 "Epidemiological Research"
    D Kleinbaum L Kupper and H Morgenstern" 1982
    Van Nostrand Reinhold NY
   (Comment: A basic reference for epidemiology and statistics)



ECONOMETRICS

E1 "Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Econometrics" 1988
   Judge et al
   John Wiley and Sons, 2nd ed


DISTRIBUTIONS (Alphabetic list giving properties, applications,
references)

D1 "Statistical Distributions: A Handbook for Students and Practioners"
   1975
   NAJ Hastings & I Peacock
   John Wiley and Sons NY
   (Comment: Small, cheap. Coverage of most commonly used distributions)

D2-D4 "Distributions in Statistics
           : Discrete Distributions"
           : Continuous Univariate Distributions - 1"
           : Continuous Univariate Distributions - 2"
NL Johnson & S Kotz
Houghton Mifflin, Boston


COMPUTING, SIMULATION

CS1 "Elements of Statistical Computing"
    Thisted
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