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The Analysis of Frequency Data. Shelby J. Haberman. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1974. xii + 419 pp. $20.00. Reviewed by Michael Sutherland Discrete Multivariate Analysis. Yvonne M.M. Bishop, Stephen E. Fienberg, and Paul W. Holland with the collaboration of Richard J. Light and Frederick Mosteller. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1975. × + 557 pp. $30.00 ($15.00 paper). Reviewed by Michael Sutherland An Introduction to Multivariate Techniques for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Spencer Bennett and David Bowers. New York: Halsted Press, 1976. xii + 156 pp. $14.95. Reviewed by Margaret V. Frane Reviewed by James W. Frane Probability and Statistics. Morris DeGroot. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1975. xiv + 607 pp. $15.95. Reviewed by Donald A. Berry Probability and Statistical Inference. Robert V. Hogg and Elliot A. Tanis. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, Inc., 1977. ix + 450 pp. $14.95. Reviewed by Robert J. Buehler An Introduction to Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics. V.K. Rohatgi. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1976. xiv + 684 pp. $22.95. Reviewed by Bahrt C. Arnold Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Elementary Statistics (But Were Afraid to Ask). Jerald G. Schutte. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1977. × + 230 pp. $6.95. Reviewed by Jay L. Devore Statistical Distributions in Scientific Work, Volume 1: Models and Structures. xx + 424 pp. $39.00. Reviewed by Sandy Zabell Statistical Distributions in Scientific Work, Volume 2: Model Building and Model Selection. xviii + 399 pp. $39.00. Reviewed by Sandy Zabell Statistical Distributions in Scientific Work, Volume 3: Characterizations and Applications. xviii + 436 pp. $39.00. G.P. Patil, S. Kotz and J.K. Ord (eds.). Boston, Massachusetts: D. Reidel Publishing Co., 1975. Reviewed by Sandy Zabell Theory and Application of the Linear Model. Franklin A. Graybill. North Scituate, Massachusetts: Duxbury Press of Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1976. xiv + 704 pp. $22.50. Reviewed by P.K. Sen Design and Analysis of Experiments. Douglas C. Montgomery. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1976. xiv + 418 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Lawrence L. Kupper A Course in Nonparametric Statistics. J. Hájek. San Francisco, California: Holden-Day, Inc., 1969. viii + 184 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by V.K. Rohatgi Statistical Prediction Analysis. J. Aitchison and I.R. Dunsmore. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1975. xi + 273 pp. $24.50. Reviewed by Robert L. Winkler Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences. R.C. Duncan, R.G. Knapp, and M.C. Miller III. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1977. vii + 163 pp. $8.50. Reviewed by Frederick P. Glick Applications of Statistics to Industrial Experimentation. Cuthbert Daniel. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1976. ix + 294 pp. $17.50. Reviewed by Sanford Weisberg The Enduring Effects of Education. Herbert H. Hyman, Charles R. Wright, and John Shelton Reed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1975. ix + 313 pp. $12.50. Reviewed by Barbaba Heyns Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions. H. Bierman, Jr., C.P. Bonini, and W.H. Hausman. Homewood, Illinois: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1977. xiv + 642 pp. $15.50. Reviewed by Robert F. Ling Quantitative Methods for Administration. Colin E. Bell. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1977. xvii + 596 pp. $15.50. Reviewed by Wayne Winston Statistical Methods: For Business and Economics. Roger C. Pfaffenberger and James H. Patterson. Homewood, Illinois: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1977. xvii + 750 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Richard P. Adelstein Input-Output Techniques: Proceedings of the Second Hungarian Conference on Input-Output Techniques. A. Csepinszky (ed.). Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1976. 408 pp. $25.00. Reviewed by Sherman Robinson The Models of Project LINK. Jean L. Waelbroeck (ed.). Amsterdam: North Holland Publishing Company; New York: Elsevier/North Holland, Inc., 1976. × + 409 pp. $14.75. Reviewed by Harold T. Shapiro Essays in Economics, Volume 2: Consumption and Econometrics. James Tobin. Amsterdam: North Holland Publishing Company; New York: Elsevier/North Holland, Inc., 1975. vii + 492 pp. $49.95. Reviewed by Michael C. Lovell Econometric Model Performance: Comparative Simulation Studies of the United States Economy. Lawrence R. Klein and E. Burmeister (eds.). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1976. 407 pp. $10.00. Reviewed by Michael C. Lovell Computer Applications in Operations Analysis. Bennet P. Lientz. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1974. xiv + 289 pp. $12.95. Reviewed by A. Ravindran Optimal Control and System Theory in Dynamic Economic Analysis. Masanao Aoki. Amsterdam: North Holland Publishing Company; New York: Elsevier/North Holland, Inc., 1975. xiv + 400 pp. $27.50. Reviewed by Ted Guinn Selected Tables in Mathematical Statistics, Volume IV. M. Sobel, V.R.R. Uppuluri, and K. Frankowski. Providence, Rhode Island: American Mathematical Society, 1976. × + 309 pp. $18.00. Reviewed by N.L. Johnson On the History of Statistics and Probability. D.B. Owen (ed.). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1976. xiv + 466 pp. $29.50. Reviewed by T.A. Bancroft Storia Del Metodo Statistico. Angiolo Maros Dell'Oro. Milan, Italy: Dott. A. Giuffre, 1976. 204 pp. $6.05. Reviewed by Stephen M. Stigler Setting Statistical Priorities, A Report of the Panel on Methodology for Statistical Priorities of the Committee on National Statistics. Committee on National Statistics. Washington, D.C.: National Research Council, 1976. × + 172 pp. Reviewed by Joseph Sedransk