PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD BERKELEY SYMPOSIUM ON MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY, Vol. 5: Econometrics, Industrial Research, and Psychometry

Neyman, Jerzy [Editor)

Published by Univ of California Press, Berkeley, CA 94701, 1956

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Text/VG; sporadic, sparse highlighting & marginalia to pgs 111 - 175. Boards/VG; strong w/edge rubs & fading to spine. DJ/Fair; edge & surface wear, and small losses to upper/lower spine edges. Trace light brown spotting (acidic paper reactions) to front & rear covers verso. Collection of papers delivered at symposiums of December, 1954, July/August, 1955. Text in 3 parts: I, Contributions to Econometrics: 4 essays including Reduction of Constrained Maxima to Saddle-Point Problems [Arrow, Hurwicz]. II, Contributions to Industrial Research, 3 essays including: Continuous Sampling Plans [Bowker] which builds on the work of Dodge and of Wald. And III, Contributions to Psychometr: 3 essays including Stochastic Learning Models [Mosteller], offering urbane alternatives (Monte Carlo stat rats, for instance) to behaviorist orthodoxy. 184 (+ viii + i unnumbered) pages. Strong copy despite flaws.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD BERKELEY SYMPOSIUM ON MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY, Vol. 5: Econometrics, Industrial Research, and Psychometry
• Publisher: Univ of California Press, Berkeley, CA 94701
• Publication Date: 1956
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Volume 5 of 1956
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
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