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Handbook of Mathematical Psychology, Volume I. R. Duncan Luce, Robert R. Bush, and Eugene Galanter, Editors . New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1963. Pp. xiii, 491. $10.50. Reviewed by W. K. Estes Concentration in the Manufacturing Industries of the United States: A Midcentury Report. Ralph L. Nelson . New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1963. Pp. xiv, 288. $7.50. Reviewed by M. A. Adelman The Real National Income of Soviet Russia Since 1928. Abram Bergson . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1961. Pp. xix, 472. $8.75. Reviewed by Holland Hunter Approaches to Dynamic Investment Planning. Stephen A. Marglin . Amsterdam, The Netherlands: North Holland Publishing Company, 1963. Pp. x, 162. $5.00. Paperbound. Reviewed by Edwin Mansfield Trends in the Distribution of Stock Ownership. Edwin Burk Cox . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1963. Pp. xiii, 211. $6.00. Reviewed by Robert J. Lampman A Priori Information and Time Series Analysis: Essays in Economic Theory and Measurement. Franklin M. Fisher . (Contributions to Economic Analysis XXVI) Amsterdam, The Netherlands: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1962. Pp. xii, 168. $5.00. Paperbound. Reviewed by Harry V. Roberts Trends and Cycles in the Commercial Paper Market. Richard T. Selden . New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1963. Pp. xiv, 119. $1.75. Paper. Reviewed by David I. Fand Theories of Economic Growth and Development. Irma Adelman . Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1961. Pp. viii, 164. $5.00. Reviewed by M. G. Mueller Statistical Concepts: A Program for Self-Instruction. Celeste McCollough and Loche Van Atta . New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. Pp. xv, 366. Paper. $3.95. Reviewed by Ellis Batten Page A Study in Econometrics: The Demand for Electricity in the United States. Franklin M. Fisher and Carl Kaysen . (Contributions to Economic Analysis XXVII) Amsterdam, The Netherlands: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1962. Pp. 190. $5.00. Paperbound. Reviewed by Phoebus J. Dhrymes The Economics of Human Resources. H. Correa . (Contributions to Economic Analysis Volume XXXIV) Amsterdam, The Netherlands: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1963. Pp. 262. $7.00. Reviewed by Robert Evans, Jr. Farm Fragmentation in Greece. Kenneth Thompson . Athens, Greece: Center of Economic Research, 1963. Pp. xxiii, 263. $2.50. Paperbound. Reviewed by Raymond J. Jessen Fruit and Vegetable Marketing in the Economic Development of Greece. Chester O. McCorkle, Jr. (In association with Dr. Apostolos Dermentzopoulos.) Research Monograph Series No. 3. Athens, Greece: Center of Economic Research, 1962. Pp. 253. $2.50. Paper. Reviewed by Richard A. King Reliability Abstracts and Technical Reviews, 1961–1962. First Annual Volume. National Aeronautics and Space Administration . Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1962. Pp. 284, No price listed. Reviewed by Frank Proschan Studies in Process Analysis: Economy-Wide Production Capabilities. Alan S. Manne and Harry M. Markowitz, Editors . New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1963. Pp. viii, 427. $14.00. Reviewed by Vernon L. Smith Recent Advances in Mathematical Programming. Robert L. Graves and Philip Wolfe, Editors . New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1963. Pp. ix, 347. $11.95. Reviewed by S. Vajda Lectures on Game Theory. E. S. Ventzel . (Translated from the Russian.) New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Inc., 1961. Pp. 78. $4.50. Reviewed by Dorian Feldman Use and Abuse of Statistics. W. J. Reichmann . New York: Oxford University Press, 1962 Pp. 336. $5.00. Reviewed by Samuel B. Richmond Models for Production and Operations Management. Elwood S. Buffa . New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1963. Pp. vii, 632. $9.25. Reviewed by Frederick S. Hillier Statistics: An Introduction to Quantitative Economic Research. Daniel B. Suits . Chicago Illinois: Rand McNally and Company, 1963. Pp. xix, 260. $6.50. Reviewed by Peter O. Steiner Mathematics for Business Analysis. William A. Rutledge and Thomas W. Cairns . New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. Pp. xii, 428. $6.75. Reviewed by Richard C. Henshaw, Jr. Linear Regression and Its Applications to Economics. Zdzislaw Hellwig . (Translated from the Polish by J. Stadler.) A Pergamon Press Book. New York: Macmillan Company, 1963. Pp. xii, 238. $5.00. Trends in the Income of Families and Persons in the United States: 1947 to 1960. U. S. Bureau of the Census. Technical Paper No. 8. Herman P. Miller . Washington, D. C., Government Printing Office, 1963. Pp. iv, 349. $1.75. Paper Experimental Statistics. Mary Gibbons Natrella . (National Bureau of Standards Handbook 91.) Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1963. Pp. 504. $4.25. Public Expenditure: Appraisal and Control. Alan T. Peacock and D. J. Robertson, Editors . Edinburgh, England: Oliver and Boyd, Ltd., 1963. Pp. viii, 168. 21s. Statistics of Income—1960–61, U. S. Business Tax Returns. U. S. Treasury, Internal Revenue Service . Washington, D. C. Government Printing Office, 1963. Pp. vi, 192. $1.25. Paper. Statistics of Income—1960–61, Corporation Income Tax Returns. U. S. Treasury, Internal Revenue Service . Washington, D. C. Government Printing Office, 1963. Pp. vi, 406. $2.25. Paper. The U. S. Economy in the 1950's. Harold G. Vatter . New York: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1963. Pp. xii, 308. $5.00.