A Dictionary of Statistics (Oxford Paperback Reference) - Softcover

Upton, Graham; Cook, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198614314 ISBN 13: 9780198614319

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2006

Synopsis

This wide-ranging, jargon-free dictionary contains over 2,000 entries on all aspects of statistics including terms used in computing, mathematics, operational research, and probability, as well as biographical information on over 200 key figures in the field, and coverage of statistical journals and societies. It embraces the whole multi-disciplinary spectrum of this complex subject, and will be invaluable for students and professionals from a wide range of disciplines, including politics, market research, medicine, psychology, pharmaceuticals, and mathematics. The entries are generously illustrated with useful figures and diagrams, and include worked examples where applicable, which place them in a practical context. Appendices include a historical calendar of important statistical events, and tables of statistical and mathematical notation. Fully updated for the second edition, the dictionary now boasts over 200 new entries including over 30 new biographies, as well as internet links which point to useful sites for further information, and many additional illustrative examples that clarify terms by showing them in use. Concise and practical, this is an invaluable work of reference for students and professionals in fields related to statistics, and a clear introduction to the subject for the general reader.

About this title

About the Author

Graham Upton is Professor of Statistics and head of the Mathematical Department at the University of Essex. He is a graduate of Leicester and Birmingham Universities and lectured at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne for five years before moving to Essex. He has given lecture courses at the Universities of Dokkyo (Tokyo), Grenoble, Michigan, and ITAM (Mexico). Dr Upton is the author of over 80 papers and five books, includingUnderstanding Statistics with Ian Cook, (Oxford, 1996), and Introducing Statistics (Oxford, 1998), also with Ian Cook.
Ian Cook is a graduate of the universities of Cambridge, London, and Hull (where he was a lecturer in mathematics). He moved to Essex as a Senior Lecturer in 1964, taking early retirement in 1985. He has been a Chief Examiner in Mathematics at A Level for 30 years, setting questions in all branches of mathematics and statistics. He acts as a referee for articles in the Mathematical Gazette and Teaching Statistics. He is co-author with Graham Upton ofUnderstanding Statistics, and Introducing Statistics.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198614314
• ISBN 13: 9780198614319
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 496