The Cambridge dictionary of statistics
By: B.S. Everitt.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
Subjects: Mathematical statistics -- Dictionaries; Statistics -- Dictionaries
Genres: Dictionaries.
Other titles: Statistics
Description: "If you use statistics and need a useful, up-to-date and reliable sourcebook that provides simple definitions and explanations of statistical concepts, then you will need this dictionary. Some 3500 terms are defined in all areas of statistics, including medical, survey, theoretical, applied, etc. In addition short biographies are given of over 100 important statisticians. The majority of definitions include a reference to a book or article where the reader can seek an extended account of a term if required. Many of the definitions are accompanied by graphical material to aid understanding."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. ix).